Floyd v. Page

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

Appeal by the defendant in an action for the recovery of real estate, wherein a verdict was rendered for the plaintiff. The facts essential to an understanding and appraisal of the points sought to be raised by the appellant’s 12 exceptions are as follows:

Tn the year 1862 John E. Floyd, the husband of Nancy Floyd and the father of J. T. Floyd, the plaintiff, was the owner of two contiguous tracts of land, which together contained about 500 acres. On March 22, 1862, William I. Graham, as administrator of Wm. H. Buck, deceased,…