Abbott v. Beebe
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. Albert O. Marshall, Judge, presiding. This case arises out of a partition proceeding brought in the circuit court of Kankakee county. J. Frank Leonard died intestate seized of certain city and farm property, which descended to his heirs-at-law, who were his first cousins, to the number of eighteen.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. Albert O. Marshall, Judge, presiding. This case arises out of a partition proceeding brought in the circuit court of Kankakee county. J. Frank Leonard died intestate seized of certain city and farm property, which descended to his heirs-at-law, who were his first cousins, to the number of eighteen. All of these were adults and all but one were of sound mind and free from disability to convey land, the one exception being Jane O. Smith, who is alleged to be of unsound mind. Partition proceedings were instituted, under which a decree of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
No fraud or misconduct on the part of the purchasers or the officer conducting the sale, or any other person connected therewith, is charged in these proceedings and no contention is made as to the illegality or insufficiency of any of the proceedings prior to the sale, the whole difficulty .arising upon the alleged inadequacy of the amounts bid and the fact that a person who is claimed to be of unsound mind has an interest in the property. If Jane O. Smith were of sound mind, the same as the other seventeen heirs who are interested in the lands involved, under the authorities the report of…
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