Natis v. Jackson

No witnesses testified in this case, which was a suit by appellee against appellant for partition of a residence and lot, but the Chancellor rendered a decree granting the prayer of the original bill,- from which decree this appeal was prosecuted.

From the pleading we glean certain factual issues, and also certain undisputed facts. So, we go to the pleadings.

The original bill averred that the parties hereto had formerly been married, but were divorced at the time of the litigation. During the period of their matrimonial alliance appellee purchased the property involved in the lawsuit. Before…