Crowe v. Crowe

Defendants in error were plaintiffs below and brought an action to partition certain property which had been owned by their father, John T. Crowe. It appears from the amended petition that on December 2, 1912, John T. Crowe executed a lease to defendant Michael Crowe for five years, with the privilege of purchase for $12,000 at any time within the life of said lease, and the lease contained a provision for renewal for five years more on the same terms and with the same privilege of purchase. James *44Crowe, one of the heirs of the decedent, demurred to the amended petition, contending that the…