Marlett v. Brownfield

SPEER, Justice.

W. C. Brownfield brought this suit in the district court of Denton County, Texas, against his three sisters, Lonie Marlett, Alpha Balthrop and Ammer Kelley, and their respective husbands, for partition of 356 acres of land in that county.

Plaintiff and his three sisters are the only children of C. L. Brownfield and his deceased wife, Nancy Brownfield. All necessary allegations were made to authorize a decree partitioning the land, after proof. The controversy arose over the respective interests of the parties.

Mrs. M. J. Fortenberry, a widow, owned the land prior to her death. On…