White v. Watts

Plaintiffs seek the partition of certain real estate, of which they claim to be tenants in common with the defendants. Defendants deny that plaintiffs have any interest in the land. The land was formerly owned by William G. White, who died intestate March 4, 1900, *550leaving surviving him ten children and several grandchildren representing a deceased daughter. These descendants, are the parties to this proceeding, and the controversy between them arises out of the following facts: Several years prior to his death, William G. White made advances of considerable sums of money to several of his…