Tennison v. Carroll

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

This suit involves the partition of an eighty-acre tract of land in Pulaski County. The cause was submitted to the trial court upon the pleadings and a stipulation by the parties which reflect the following facts.

In 1907, Eugene Byers acquired title to the eighty acres in question and a few days later deeded to his wife, Rebecca Byers, an undivided one-half interest in the land. Eugene Byers died intestate in September, 1914, survived by his widow, Rebecca, and the appellants, two nieces and a nephew, who are his sole heirs at law.

On November 26, 1914, Byer’s widow,…