Reeves v. Reeves

Complainant and defendant are brothers and tenants in common of a valuable tract of land of 400 acres, situated in Washington county. Being unable to agree as to a partition of the land, they have submitted the question that divides them to the court of equity. The record exhibits two brothers, in old age,' differing honestly as to their rights, — insisting upon their respective claims with an earnestness, persistence and pertinacity which appear almost incredible in view of thé fraternal affection and confidence which have *670marked their whole lives, and which, as far as the record shows, have…