Runkle v. Gates

Peter, John, Michael, and Jane Runkle sued Mary E. Runkle and others, for partition. The complaint charges that one John Runkle died in the year 1846, leaving, in addition to the plaintiffs, Abram, Mary, Patsy, Man*96uel, Lewis, Diana, and James Runkle, his children and heirs at law; that James Runkle has since died, leaving Mary E. Runkle, his only child, and Martha Runkle, his widow, who is now intermarried with Samuel Gates; and that John Runkle died intestate, leaving, however, a pretended will, which, on its face, purports to devise all his real estate (describing it) to his son, James…