Cline v. Jones
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. Charles S. Zane, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was a bill filed by William Cline and others, against Matilda Jones and others, for partition of certain lands described in the bill, derived from a common ancestor, John Cline. Matilda Jones filed her answer denying that complainants were entitled to partition of a certain three-acre tract of the lands, claiming sole ownership thereof in herself, by virtue of a deed of conveyance of the same made to her by John Cline on the 19th day of February, 1879. Replication was filed, proofs taken, and the court found the defendant Matilda Jones acquired title to said tract by virtue of such deed,…
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