Arendall v. Arendall

Appellants, who are heirs at law of James W. Arendall, deceased, filed their bill in the Circuit Court of Halifax county against the remaining heirs and others claiming in privity with them, for partition of 405 acres of land of which the decedent is alleged to have died seized and possessed in the year 1871. The circuit court was of opinion that the purpose of the suit was to try title to the land, and from a decree dismissing the bill for want of jurisdiction this appeal was granted.

The controversy over the ownership of the land was whether it belonged to James W. Arendall or to Lucy A.…