McGriff v. Leonard

The object primarily of this suit is a partition of real estate located in Calhoun County. Complainants, who are appellants here, claim'title to an undivided one-half interest in the property as devisees of their father, W. T.. Rhodus, Sr. From the allegations -of the bill it appears that the testator owned the land jointly with J. M. Fleming, each owning an undivided one-half interest. By his will he bequeathed and devised all his estate, real, personal and mixed, to his wife, Jennie Rhodus, and the heirs of her body begotten by him, the devise to his wife being for life only, with remainder…