Turner v. Hause
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson county; the Hon. A. K. Vickers, Judge, presiding. This is a bill for partition of 160 acres of land in Williamson county, Illinois, described as the north-east quarter of section 3, township 9 south, range 4 east of the third principal meridian, brought by appellees against appellants. Appellants filed a joint and several answer, to which replication was filed.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson county; the Hon. A. K. Vickers, Judge, presiding. This is a bill for partition of 160 acres of land in Williamson county, Illinois, described as the north-east quarter of section 3, township 9 south, range 4 east of the third principal meridian, brought by appellees against appellants. Appellants filed a joint and several answer, to which replication was filed. Upon the hearing of the cause, the court below rendered a decree for partition in accordance with the prayer of the bill, finding appellees to be the owners of the property in the proportions…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
First—The first question presented by the record is, what interest did Horace S. Hause, the father of the appellees, take in the land in question under the will of his father, Peter Hause?
The sixth section of the will is in the following words: “My son, Horace Stone Hause, to have the following tract of land, * * * on the same principles as that of his brother, George Willis Hause, not being subject to sale, transfer or liability for debts, but to descend to his bodily heirs, and, in case of none, to his brother and sisters.” As to the tract of land here in controversy, given to Horace Stone…
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