Hartman v. Lee

Petition for partition by the appellees against Hartman, the appellant.

The petitioners are the heirs at law of Dorcas Lee, deceased; four of them being her children and the remaining one a grand child, who represents his deceased mother.

They claim one undivided seventh of the land described in the petition, containing in all about one-hundred and forty-three acres situate in Montgomery county, by descent from Dorcas Lee, who died prior to 1852, and who was one of the children and heirs at law of Hemy and Nancy Nich*282olson, deceased, and allege that Hartman, the appellant, Is the owner in fee-…