Ahern v. Matthews

This action was brought May 1, 1931, in the Circuit Court of Washington County for the partition of lands located in that county. The petition names nine defendants and alleges that there are unknown persons who derive their claims, if any, from Mary Josephine Waugh (and several others) as heirs, devisees, grantees, etc.

Plaintiff and the nine named defendants claim ownership as collateral heirs of said Mary Josephine Waugh, who died intestate in January, 1930. The cause was sent to the Circuit Court of St. Louis County on change of venue. The appellant, whose name is Andrew Burton Galloway…