Legal Opinion
Plummer v. Worthington
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 23, 1926No. 16500. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chiee Justice Dunn
delivered the opinion of the court:
The question in this case is whether the ownership of a certain quarter-section of land in Rock Island county is in the heirs of Howard Worthington or in the heirs of Alan-son L. Sayre. The circuit court of Rock Island county, upon a bill for partition, decreed in favor of the Worthington heirs, and the Sayre heirs have appealed.
The land formerly belonged to Alanson L. Sayre, and on February 4, 1889, he and his wife, Mary, conveyed the west half of the quarter-section to their daughter, Cyrilda Worthington, the wife of Howard…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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