Mullens v. Mullens

Complainant acquired the shares of two sisters and a brother in the estate, real and personal, of his father, and filed a bill against his father’s widow, Jennie Matlock Mullens. The object of the bill was to sell a tract of land for partition, to annul a decree of the county court setting apart a year’s support to Mrs. Mullens, and for an accounting with her as administratrix.

The chancellor sustained the demurrer to the bill and complainant appealed. There are only two assignments of error. These challenge' the action of the chancellor in holding (1) that Robert C. Mullens and Jennie…