Brown v. Leadley

Celia C. Brown and Harry R. Brown filed suit against defendant Howard B. Leadley for the partition of a 160-acre farm. In plaintiffs’ amended complaint they requested that certain jointly owned real estate be divided among the parties or sold, with Celia Brown and Harry R. Brown each to receive a 25/72 share and Howard B. Leadley to receive a 22/72 share.

Plaintiffs alleged that their interests in the farm originated with Joseph W. Brown who owned the disputed premises at the time of his death in 1948. In his will, which he executed in 1932, Joseph Brown disposed of his real estate in the…