Murphy v. Murphy

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming.

The appellee, Elizabeth Murphy, who was a defendant below, is the widow of William, H. Murphy, deceased, and the appellants (being five in number ) are the children of the deceased, three of whom are adults and children by the first wife of W. H. Murphy, the appellee being his second wife, whom he married in 190.1, and she is the mother of the two infant appellants.

This suit was brought by the stepchildren of the widow against her and her two infant children seeking a sale of a tract of land for the purpose of division among all five of the…