Wall v. Wall

BAUGH, Justice.

This case arose as follows: Originally filed in 1938 as a partition suit between the eight children of Thos. Denniston and wife, Frances Ann Denniston, both of whom died intestate, for the partition of 200 acres of land in Burnet County. One of the heirs, Pearl Denniston, was non compos mentis, and Nora Wall, her sister, was guardian of her estate. The trial court found that the land was incapable of partition, ordered it sold by a commissioner appointed for that purpose, such sale was made and W. H. Wall became the purchaser thereof on December 14, 1938, for $2,500, he being…