Jemison v. Brown

SIMPSON, Justice.

The litigation in this case involves real property located in Dallas County. The facts appear to be substantially the following:

Some 440 acres of land was owned by Scott Jemison and his wife Rachel Jemison in 1918, as joint tenants. Rachel died intestate in 1948. Appellant claims to have been her son. The trial court found that this was not the case, and that rather Rachel was survived by the only child she ever bore, Mary Reeves. Mary Reeves died in 1964, leaving surviving three children, Ollie *282Mae Reeves, Ocie Alma Reeves, and Willie Payr.

After Rachel died, Scott Jemison…