Alewine v. Pitcock

This is a suit for partition of 160 acres of land among the heirs at law of Mrs. Frances Adella Alewine, who died on June 7, 1947. The sole complainant is Mrs. C. C. Burns, a daughter of the deceased. One of the defendants, F. C. Alewine, who is the appellant here, filed an answer in which he alleged, among other things, that on February 27, 1947, his mother, Mrs. Frances Adella Alewine, was the sole owner of the fee-simple title to said land and conveyed the same to him; and he therefore denied that either the complainant or any of his co-defendants owned any interest therein. The…