Howard v. Howard

MOREMEN, Justice.

This is an appeal in a case involving a family dispute, which has existed for many years, concerning the descent and distribution of property which at one time belonged to Daniel Howard who died in the year 1900.

In June of 1944, appellants, who constitute the majority of the heirs, descendants of Daniel Howard, and other proper parties, filed this suit and named as defendants still other descendants of the same progenitor, who are, with others, the ap-pellees.

Daniel Howard, at the time of his death, owned, among other property, a tract of land of approximately 1250 acres…