Shepherd v. Carlin

This is a bill claiming title to a house and lot on Railroad Avenue, and to have a. cloud removed from it. Complainant, Susan, claims by inheritance from her uncle, James Carr, and her aunt, Agnes Lee, both of wiiom died without issue and *65intestate. Defendant, Carlin, claims under deed from Anthony Lee, who was the surviving husband of Agnes Lee, and claimed the property as the 'heir of his wife, on the theory that she had no other heirs capable of inheriting. This deed is asked to be canceled as a cloud on complainants’ title. The lot is a part of the John Rice grant acquired by Amos…