Osborn v. Osborn

McDOWELL, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Jasper County in an action seeking to sell real estate in which defendant had a homestead and dower interest, and and to apportion the proceeds according to the respective rights of the parties. It is a statutory action brought under the provisions of section 513.525 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., formerly section 618 RSMo 1939.

The petition states that Earl Osborn of Joplin, Missouri, died intestate January 30, 1950, leaving as his only heirs, plaintiffs, children by a former marriage, and his widow, the defendant; that…