Overton v. Overton

— This is a suit in equity to cancel and set aside in part, on the ground of mistake, the judgment in a certain action for the partition of real estate. From a judgment of the circuit court dismissing his bill plaintiff prosecutes this appeal. There is but little controversy as to the facts. They will be stated as briefly as may be.

On March 4, 1916, A. A. Overton, the father- of appellant, owned the following described land in !Barry County, Missouri, to-wit: The northeast quarter of the northwest fractional quarter and the north half of the northeast fractional quarter in section one,…