Elliott v. Hoffhine

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

This is a suit for partition. The parties are' children and heirs at law of John M. Hoffhine, who died intestate December 29,'1888, owning a farm of 160'acres, which he occupied with his family as a home. The plaintiffs appeal from a decree adjudging that defendant John P. Hoffhine, one of the sons of the deceased, owns the entire premises.

The facts have been found separately by the trial court, and while plaintiffs have argued a number of questions, the only one which we think is necessary to consider is whether there was evidence to…