Marvin v. Donaldson

This is an appeal from a decree, of the circuit court of Ogle county dismissing for want of equity a bill for partition filed by appellant. The bill alleged that Francis W. Stonebraker was the owner in fee of the estate involved in this suit and on April 21, 1899, made and delivered to appellant, then Mary Donaldson, a warranty deed conveying to her a life estate in the land with a contingent remainder therein, to vest at her death in her lineal descendants; that after the deed was made the grantor died November 19, 1906, leaving a will which did not pass the reversion, which remained in the…