Wilhite v. Pearce

This was a proceeding in chancery, in the Crawford Circuit Court, by Zadock A. Pearce and Louisa Jane, his wife, against John M. Wilhite and others, as heirs-at-law of Enoch Wil- . hite, deceased, for the partition of certain real estate, of which, it was alleged, Enoch Wilhite died seized and possessed.

Process was duly served on all the defendants, except I. P. Murphy, who was served by reading. Some of the defendants were infants, under age, namely: William C. Wilhite, John Murphy, Aura Wilhite, Aula Wilhite, and Cliffe Stanford, for whom a guardian ad litem, was appointed.

A formal answer…