Williamson v. Gane

McGRAW, Justice:

The appellants, Brenda K. Cowgar, Martha Ann Cowgar and Atha Denzil Cowgar, appeal from the denial of their motion to intervene in the underlying partition suit filed in the Circuit Court of Lewis County.

Denzil Atha Cowgar, a widower, died intestate on September 20, 1974. At the time of his death, Mr. Cowgar owned three parcels of land in Lewis County containing an aggregate sum of approximately 194 acres. Surviving him as apparent heirs at law were one son and four daughters. On October 6, 1983, one of the daughters instituted suit to have the above-mentioned real estate…