May v. Pratt

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

Affirming.

Prior to the year 1900, Martha Pratt, who owned a large tract of land on Beaver creek in Floyd county, died intestate, survived by her husband and several children, one of whom was Alex Pratt. On July 5, 1900', B. L. C. May, who had purchased the interest of his wife, Arzilla May, one of the children of Martha Pratt, and Wilburn Pratt, another child, brought suit against Wm. Pratt and others to partition the land. At that time Alex Pratt, whose name sometimes appears in the proceeding as Alice Pratt, was 12 years of age. Process was issued against…