Howe v. Hardenberger

Frank Howe died in 1913, intestate. He was unmarried, and his parents were both dead. He left surviving him the plaintiff, Charles Howe, who is his full brother, and the defendants, who are half sisters, and the children of a deceased half sister and of a deceased half brother. Frank Howe and Charles Howe inherited 160 acres of land from their father, Albert C. Howe. Mrs. Howe died in 1908. A guardian was appointed for Frank Howe in November, 1908, on account of his being a spendthrift. Afterwards Charles Howe brought partition proceedings to divide the land, which was found incapable of…