Anderson v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 3, Oct. T., 1894, by defendants, from judgment of O. P. Westmoreland Co., Nov. T.,1892, No. 432, on verdietfor plaintiffs. Partition for one third interest. Before Doty, P. J. At the trial it appeared that William Anderson died in 1850 seized of the land in question, leaving to survive him a widow and eight children.
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Appeal, No. 3, Oct. T., 1894, by defendants, from judgment of O. P. Westmoreland Co., Nov. T.,1892, No. 432, on verdietfor plaintiffs. Partition for one third interest. Before Doty, P. J. At the trial it appeared that William Anderson died in 1850 seized of the land in question, leaving to survive him a widow and eight children. The widow is' now dead, and the children died as follows: James died first, intestate and without issue ; Robert died second, intestate and without issue; John died third, intestate and leaving to survive him six children, who are plaintiffs herein ; May died fourth,…
1Opinion of the Court
Peb Cubiam,
The subject of this action of partition is a farm of one hundred and forty acres owned in fee by William Anderson,— grandfather of the beneficial plaintiffs,—who died in 1850, seized thereof and testate, leaving to survive him a widow, since deceased, and eight children. Four of said children, James, Robert, John and Mary, died intestate in the order named, and all without issue, except John who left to survive him six children,—the beneficial plaintiffs. Afterwards, other ■two of said children,—George and Joseph,—died testate, in the order named. The only survivors of said eight…
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