Towle v. Towle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

This was a suit for partition of a farm consisting of 160 acres in Clay county. The land belonged in his lifetime to Jeremiah H. Towle, who died in January, 1907, intestate, leaving surviving him his widow, Harriet H. Towle, two sons, George A. Towle and Fred E. Towle, and a number of grandchildren, who are the children of a deceased son and daughter. The suit was brought by three of the grandchildren. The petition alleged that all of the children of Jeremiah H. Towle and Harriet H. Towle have arrived at the age of majority; that Harriet H.…