Brooks v. Fellows

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff began this action to partition certain real property between herself and her two children, the defendants herein. Each of the parties claims to inherit as an heir at law of Charles C. Brooks, who died in 1891, seized of the land in controversy. The plaintiff alleged that she owned an undivided one-half of the property, and that each of the de- ' fendants owne'd an undivided one-fourth thereof. Defendant Leonie M. Fellows filed an answer and cross petition in which she alleged that she owned an undivided one-fourth thereof,…