Alston v. Zion

Appellant brought suit in ejectment to recover .an undivided one-fifth interest in lands described in her complaint. She sued as an heir at law of W. B. Franklin, her father, who, according to the allegations of the complaint, died seized and possessed of the land in controversy. The answer alleged that, prior to the death of Franklin, he had conveyed the land to John J. Boss, who occupied the land for several years prior to his (Boss’) death, 'and that after the death of Boss, .Judge H. Gr. Bunn, as the executor of the will of Boss, conveyed the land to the widow and children of Thomas J.…