Hartmann v. Hartmann

Appellants filed their bill for partition. Appellee answered, and joined in the prayer for relief.

Appellants are minors, who sue by their guardian. They inherited the lands from their mother; and appellee is their father, and tenant by the curtesy.

The circuit court refused the relief prayed for.

From the report of the master, we find that the lands are valuable, are underlaid by coal, are worth three dollars per acre for cultivation, and that, though less productive, they constitute a safer investment than money loaned.

It is assumed that the right of partition of lands, and the consequent…