Arnold v. Butterbaugh

On June 12th, 1876, Catherine Swihart, widow of John Swihart, deceased, commenced an action for partition in the Wabash Circuit Court against the seved children and only heirs of said decedent. The defendants in that action were duly served with process and appeared by attorney or guardian ad litem. At the September term of the court in 1876, a partition of the land was ordered, and commis*404sioners were appointed for that purpose. At the following term the commissioners reported partition in favor of the widow, •setting off to her in severalty one-third in value of the land. .As to the residue…