Smith v. Lore

The petition is to determine title and for partition of a lot in Kirksville, Adair County, 160 acres of farm land in Knox County and 360 acres of farm land in Scotland County. The plaintiffs are the heirs of Julia Lore, deceased, being her brother, three sisters, and three sets of nephews and nieces who are children of three deceased brothers. The defendant, Edna Lore, is the widow of Madison Lore, or "M" as he is called in the record, only child of the said Julia Lore. He predeceased her, intestate, in November, 1918, leaving no lineal descendants. His father had died theretofore, so his…