Harvey v. Smith

This is a quiet title action brought by plaintiffs and appellants, the children by a former marriage of Otis C. Smith, deceased, against Padie Lou Smith, the widow of the decedent, and Thomas J. Fletcher, the executor of his will. Defendants in their answers alleged that the estate of Otis C. Smith and his heirs and devisees are the owners in fee simple of the property involved. The trial court rendered judgment that plaintiffs take nothing by their complaint and that the title to the property be quieted in the heirs and devisees of Otis C. Smith and Thomas J. Fletcher, as executor under his…