Hellard v. Rockcastle Mining, Lumber & Oil Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

-Reversing.

The appellants brought this suit as the children and heirs of John and Martha Hellard, to recover three tracts of land in Jackson county, containing about 300 acres. The record shows that in 1868 John Hellard owned the land in question and that he occupied it with his family, consisting of his wife and six children, five of whom are the appellants in this action. In 1868, Martha sued John for a divorce and alimony in the Jackson Circuit Court. The divorce suit was compromised by a written agreement signed by John Hellard and Martha Hellard on…