Jones v. Petrie

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

This was an action in partition. All parties to the action claim as devisees under the will of L. R. Crick, who died November 17, 1917.

Omitting formal parts, the will provides:

“1. I give and bequeath to my dear wife, Lena Crick, all my personal property to be hers absolutely,, she to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses out of the same.

“2. I give and bequeath to my wife, Lena Crick, the southwest quarter CÁ) of section twenty-nine (29) in township twenty-one south, of range thirty (30) west of the 6th P. M., situated in Finney county,…