Borchers v. Borchers

Action to partition a small residence property in St. Joseph and a 245 acre farm in Andrew County. A question of homestead was presented and the title to the property was also involved in the construction of a will. The trial court construed the will, found that the plaintiff was not entitled to have a homestead estate set apart to her, and entered an interlocutory decree of partition directing the sale of the property; the court later entered an order confirming the sales made pursuant to the decree. Plaintiff and certain of defendants have appealed.

Plaintiff-appellant is the widow of James…