Unsel v. Meier

SHRUM, Judge.

In this partition lawsuit, Appellants charge that the trial court erred in deciding the present ownership of entañed and fee interests in certain real estate.

Questions about ownership interests arose because Vivian Hart Unsel (Vivian) adopted her niece, Judith Hart Daniels (Judith). Vivian owned an entaüed interest in the subject land but had no children or other lineal descendants until the adoption. Four years after the adoption, Vivian died. But for the adoption, Vivian’s death would have vested Appellants and Lena Hart Hampton (Lena) with the remainder interest in the tracts…