Burris v. McConnell

The original bill herein was filed by the appellees, mother and son, against the appellants, daughter and sister, for partition of a farm left the parties by the father and husband Alfred McConnell, when he died intestate in 1932.

As to whether or not the farm was divisible in kind was a controverted matter. The Chancellor determined the farm not divisible in kind and ordered a sale of the farm in two tracts. The appellant and her husband eventually became the purchasers of both tracts for $10,-000. Before the order confirming the sale was entered, an order of reference was entered ordering…