Woodruff v. Woodruff

BLACKBIRD, Justice.

This appeal involves conflicting claims of relatives to the ownership of a farm containing a half section of land (minus a part of the minerals) formerly belonging to their common ancestor, Mrs. Ida Belle Wood-ruff.

The plaintiff in error, Howard L. Wood-ruff, is the son of one of the said Mrs. Ida Woodruff’s two sons, Leonard, who died several years ago. The other plaintiffs in error are Howard’s children, all of whom were his minor wards at the time this action was commenced. Defendant in error, Herman C. Woodruff, is Mrs. Wood-ruff’s other son.

For many years Mrs.…