Chappell v. Doe ex dem. Williamson

—By the will of Catherine Baker the appellees were entitled to the remainder of a certain parcel of land, after the termination of the life estate of Mary Eliza Peacock. Although two of them were minors, and another was a married woman, they united with the said Mary Eliza *154Peacock in an application to the legislature for authority and permission to sell the land, alleging that a sale would be beneficial and necessary for all parties concerned. It was agreed between them that the life estate should be surrendered, and the tenant for life should share equally with the remainder-men in the…