Duckworth v. Duckworth

The principal question in this case is one which has been frequently before the Courts, and as to which the general rule is well established, but it is constantly recurring under varying circumstances claimed to take it out of the general rule. Whether the present case falls within the rule or within the exception is the subject of our inquiry.

This case originated in a bill filed April 21st, 1900, by the appellees against the appellant to obtain a decree for the sale of the real estate of their father, Hiram Duckworth, and the division of the proceeds among them. The appellant answered…