Dodd v. McGee

From a judgment of the circuit court refusing partition of real estate, plaintiffs have appealed.

Defendant is the widow of John J. McGee, deceased. Plaintiff, Velma Opal Dodd, is his only child and the other plaintiffs are the children of Mrs. Dodd.

The facts are agreed: McGee owned the land at his death. His will provided:

“I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Cora E. McGee, to have and to hold for and during her natural life all the real estate that I shall die seized of, with remainder in fee simple to my beloved daughter, Velma Opal Dodd and the heirs of her body.”

The trial court…