Ratliff v. Ratliff

Opinion of the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Dismissing appeal.

William Ratliff, individually and as administrator of his deceased wife, Nancy Ratliff, instituted this action against his son, J. A. Ratliff, and Tildie Ratliff, his wife, seeking to recover an alleged balance of about $1,700 on a mortgage note. For reasons unnecessary to enumerate and which it later developed did not in fact exist he made the other children borne to him by his deceased wife, Nancy Ratliff, parties defendant.

It was alleged that the note and mortgage had been lost but by amended pleading it was alleged that they had…