Lyons v. Keith

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

This was an action by W. C. Keith to recover the value of excess acreage conveyed to defendants, J. D. Lyons and George Norman. From an adverse judgment the defendants have appealed.

The tract of land was originally a portion of the Caswell Trust, from which it devolved to the Estate of appellee’s mother, Seawillow Caswell Keith. The Caswell Trust was dissolved and distributed in September of 1950. Appellee had been one of its trustees since about 1947 to the date of its dissolution. Seawillow Caswell Keith died prior to any of the events occasioning this lawsuit. Appellee…