Cardwell v. Rogers

STAYTON, Chief Justice. Justice.—The

The land in controversy belonged to

Ann E. Rogers and Mary S. Rogers as tenants in common. They were both married women when the conveyance out of which this litigation arises was made, the former being the wife of John S. Rogers and the latter the wife of Byrd R. Rogers. Appellee is the child of Ann E. and John S. Rogers, and was born on April 29, 1866.

On the 23d of February, 1877, Byrd R. Rogers entered into a memorandum agreement with the defendant William Cardwell, by the terms of which defendant agreed to sell and convey in exchange his lands situated…