Cover v. James
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Union county; the Hon. William N. Butler, Judge, presiding. Appellant, Bessie Cover, a minor, by her legal guardian, filed her bill in the circuit court of Union county against appellees, in which she sought to have canceled, set aside and declared null and void a certain certificate of purchase from the sheriff of Union county to the appellee Clark James covering certain lands which she claimed to own, and to have the title to the land…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Union county; the Hon. William N. Butler, Judge, presiding. Appellant, Bessie Cover, a minor, by her legal guardian, filed her bill in the circuit court of Union county against appellees, in which she sought to have canceled, set aside and declared null and void a certain certificate of purchase from the sheriff of Union county to the appellee Clark James covering certain lands which she claimed to own, and to have the title to the land decreed to be in her. The bill, as amended, averred that Jehu R. Cover, father of appellant, in his lifetime was the owner in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
The decision of the case depends upon the proper construction to be placed on the deed from Jehu R. Cover to A. Ford Cover and Bessie Cover. The contention of counsel for the appellant is, that the deed conveyed the property therein mentioned to the grantees as joint tenants for life,, with the remainder to the survivor of them, or conveyed a contingent remainder to the survivor, and therefore all right, title and interest in the said A. Ford Cover ceased upon his death. He died before the levy and the sale under which the appellee James claims, and if appellant’s position is correct he took…
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