Debus, Admr. v. Cook

The administrator of the estate of a woman murdered by her husband, who killed himself the same day, brought this action against his children by a former marriage, demanding partition of one-third of his lands “during the full period of her life expectancy,” or a decree awarding plaintiff one-third of the rental value of such lands, annually, during that period. Parts of the first paragraph of the complaint having been stricken out, the defendants filed an answer of general denial, and, upon proper request, the court made a special finding of facts and stated conclusions of law thereon, to…