Burroughs v. Mefford
Illinois Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
This cause is here to review a decree of the circuit court of Crawford county setting aside a deed of Marilyn R. Burroughs to appellant Selena Rousch, conveying an undivided one-fourth interest in certain lands described therein, and personal property also described in the deed.
The facts are as follows: One William Rousch died intestate leaving appellant Selena Rousch, his widow, Emogene Mefford, Elsie Phipps and Frances Guy, his daughters, and appellee, daughter of a deceased son, as his sole heirs-at-law. He owned real estate of a value in the neighborhood of $40,000. In July, 1940,…
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