Kennedy v. Borah

Mr. Justice; Cartwright

delivered the opinion of the court:

Appellant, Henry B. Kennedy, filed his bill in this case in the circuit court of Wayne county against the mother, brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces of his deceased wife, Rebecca C. Kennedy, asking for partition of real estate of which his wife died seized and for the assignment of homestead and dower to him. The appellee, Margaret Borah, by her intervening petition became a defendant and answered the bill, and also filed a cross-bill alleging that she was the adopted child and heir-at-law of Rebecca C. Kennedy. The cross-bill was…