NEWTON v. BYESS

81-547.

423 So.2d 1360 (1982)

Phillip R. NEWTON, Ruby Newton, and First Federal Savings and Loan Association v. William F. BYESS, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

December 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse P. Evans, III of Smyer, White, Taylor, Evans & Sanders, Birmingham, for appellants.

J. Howard McEniry, Jr. of McEniry, McEniry & McEniry, Bessemer, for appellees.


SHORES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court ordering twenty acres of land sold for division. We affirm.

G.W. Byess acquired the twenty acres in 1912. He resided on the land until his death in 1933. He was survived by his third wife. G.W. Byess left nine children from three marriages. All of these children except one, Mabel Byess Hartley, are now dead. Eight of them left lineal descendants.

His third wife, Necie, following...

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