Greenlee v. Davis

The appellant, who .was the plaintiff, sued Davis and Cassman, for the partition of real estate. Demurrer to the complaint sustained, and final judgment for the defendants.

The following are conceded to be the facts of the case, as alleged in the complaint:

On the 16th day of June, 1827, one Abraham Burnett made his will, by which he devised to his nephew, Richard Davis, a section of land, known as Section No. 6, in the Burnett reservation at the mouth of the Tippecanoe river, in Tippecanoe county, Indiana. By this will the said Richard Davis became the owner, in fee simple, on the death of his…