Barnhardt v. . Morrison
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Harding, J., at April Term, 1919, of Cababrtts. This is a proceeding for tbe partition of lands, in which, the plaintiff ■ contends that he is the owner of a one-third interest as the devisee of his wife, Margaret Bamhardt, and that the defendant is the owner of a two-thirds interest as a purchaser from the two sisters of Margaret, Minnie, and Lula. Margaret Ellis, Sr., was originally the owner of the land.
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Appeal by defendant from Harding, J., at April Term, 1919, of Cababrtts. This is a proceeding for tbe partition of lands, in which, the plaintiff ■ contends that he is the owner of a one-third interest as the devisee of his wife, Margaret Bamhardt, and that the defendant is the owner of a two-thirds interest as a purchaser from the two sisters of Margaret, Minnie, and Lula. Margaret Ellis, Sr., was originally the owner of the land. She died intestate, leaving her surviving her husband, D. R. Ellis, who had a life estate in the land as tenant by the curtesy, and three daughters, as her only…
1DissentClark, C.J.
This is a proceeding for the partition of lands, in which the plaintiff contends that he is the owner of a one-third interest as the devisee of his wife, Margaret Barnhardt, and that the defendant is the owner of a two-thirds interest as a purchaser from the two sisters of Margaret, Minnie, and Lula.
Margaret Ellis, Sr., was originally the owner of the land. She died intestate, leaving her surviving her husband, D. R. Ellis, who had a life estate in the land as tenant by the curtesy, and three daughters, as her only heirs, Margaret, who married the plaintiff, Minnie, unmarried, and Lula, who…
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