Jeffress v. Piatt

BARRETT, Commissioner.

This action originated when Ralph Jef-fress instituted a partition suit in which he alleged that he and the defendants as tenants in common each owned an undivided one-half interest in a 57-acre farm in Stod-dard County and seven lots in Bernie. Admittedly, their title to the property came about in this manner: The title to all this property was in S. A. (Sadie) Piatt and on December 27, 1932, she conveyed it to Lottie Jeffress and William Piatt as tenants in common. William Piatt died December 16, 1942 and Lottie died July 19, 1960. The plaintiff, Ralph Jeffress, is…