Ellisor v. Watts

Oxner, Justice.

This is an action to partition 80 acres of land in Newberry County, known as the Piester lands. This property was formerly owned by S. R. Metis, P. B. Ellisor and his wife, Mrs. Texanna E. Ellisor. Mrs. Ellisor held an undivided one-half interest and each of the other two tenants in common an undivided one-fourth interest. On February 18, 1927, Metis conveyed his undivided one-fourth interest to appellant, Mrs. Florence Rebecca Watts. Thereafter, the record not disclosing the date, Mr. and Mrs. Ellisor executed the following will:

“We, Pierce B. Ellisor and Texanna E. Ellisor,…