Weir v. Weir

The original bill was filed in this case to perpetuate testimony. Later an amended bill was filed setting up an alleged oral agreement between plaintiff in error and his grandfather, James Weir, whereby the plaintiff in error claimed that he purchased a certain 8o-acre tract of land in Shelby county from his grandfather in March, 1913, and immediately thereafter took possession thereof and was still in possession and had made lasting and valuable improvements thereon; that this contract was a verbal one, to the effect that the grandson was to farm and cultivate said 80 acres and to pay his…