Read v. Huff

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Depue, J.

The bill in this case was filed by the respondent for the partition of lands whereof Susan Flock died seized, among her heirs-at-law. From a decree ordering a sale of the lands and a distribution of the proceeds among the heirs in the shares set out in the bill, the appellants appealed, and have assigned as grounds of appeal the following reasons:

First. That the vice-chancellor refused to dismiss the complainant’s bill because the replication was filed out of season.

The answer was filed March 15th, 1884. The replication was not filed until…