Merrell v. Smith

CaeletoN Harris, Chief Justice.

John F. Merrell died in March, 1928, intestate as to an undivided one-half interest that he owned in 220 acres of land in Howard County. Maymie E. Whitmore, a niece, owned the other undivided one-half interest in said lands. Mer-rell was survived by certain sisters (not parties herein), three nephews, Clay Merrell,1 G-eorge Merrell, and Alger Merrell, and his niece, Maymie E. Whitmore. The sisters of John P. Merrell conveyed their interest in the property to Mrs. Whitmore, as did Clay Merrell, leaving only her brothers, Alger and George Merrell, with, an…