Shipman v. Lovelace

James L. Lovelace and others filed their bill against Mrs. Jeanette Lovelace Shipman to have themselves adjudged the true owners of a parcel of land; to cancel the claim of the defendant as a cloud on their title; and to enjoin her from interfering with the use, occupancy and enjoyment of the property. She made her answer a cross-bill, and not only denied the material allegations of the original bill, but set up that she was the true owner of the parcel of land, under a parol gift and adverse possession. At the conclusion of the evidence, the court granted *246the relief prayed for in the…