Soutter v. D'Auxy
Illinois Circuit Court
Bill for partition filed February 23, 1897. Gen. No. 167,422. Heard before Judge Murray F. Tuley. Decree September 14, 1898.
1Opinion of the Court
Tuley, J.:
This is a bill in partition. The two complainants bring this bill for partition making their half-sister, Ganie, party defendant.
The facts appear to be as follows: Lamar Soutter, a common ancestor and an American citizen, died March 16, 1893. Ganie, the defendant, was bom in New York city, is now a minor upwards of ten years of age and has always lived in the state of New York. The father is Arthur le due d’Auxy, a Belgian citizen, who has never been naturalized in the United States.
Complainants, by their bill, contend that Ganie is a nonresident alien, and could not inherit land in…
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