Dunlavy v. Lowrie

A decree entered by the circuit court of Putnam county ordered partition of a parcel of real property, a farm of 235 acres, between the plaintiff, James Howard Dunlavy, and the defendants, Rebecca P. Lowrie, individually and as executrix and trustee under the will of George A. Lawrence, deceased, and her husband, John M. Lowrie, as executor and trustee. Defendants prosecute this appeal.

James G. Dunlavy, a resident of Putnam county, died intestate on December 29, 1873. He left surviving as his only heirs-at-law his widow, Nancy Dunlavy, their son, James H. Dunlavy, five daughters and the son…