Fisher v. Peden

This is a suit for the partition of a quarter section of land in Dawson County, more specifically described in the judgment of the trial court. The trial court found that there was a life estate in existence in the land and that the owner thereof objected to its partition. The petition was thereupon dismissed. Plaintiff has appealed.

The evidence shows that William S. Peden died in testate on December 22, 1959, seized of the quarter section of land here involved. He was survived by his wife, Emily. L. Peden, and two adult children, John J. Peden and Chrystel A. Fisher. The land descended in…