Bullard v. Suedmeier

On September 5, 1913, Christian Suedmeier was the owner of 400 acres of farm land, a timber lot and two city lots in Mt. Pulaski, all in Logan county. He had three sons and five daughters, all of whom were adults and married. He had formed a plan to divide the 400 acres among his children, and on that day he and his wife, Anna Margarete Suedmeier, executed eight statutory warranty deeds, conveying to each of his children except his daughter Catherine Christene Bullard a remainder in 50 acres in fee simple and conveying to her a life estate with remainder to her brothers and sisters. Each deed…