Brown v. Harlow

Opinion of the Court by

Clay, Commissioner

—Affirming.

This is a suit brought by appellant, Freda Carlton Brown, to recover possession and damages for the use of a tract of land in Clinton County. Appellees by answer and counterclaim asserted title to the property involved. Both parties claim title to the land known as “Tract No. 3,” under a deed executed by W. F. Davis to appellant’s father, J. H. Carlton, dated August 1, 1932.

The question in the case is: did appellant’s father hold only a life estate under the above deed, or did he have a right to convey the property in fee simple to…