Gehrke v. Gehrke
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding. This is a proceeding, begun on May 25, 1899, by Sophia Gehrke by the filing of an original petition, alleging that she was entitled to dower in the lands of her deceased husband, Conrad Gehrke; that said dower had never" been assigned or set off to her; that she had never received any compensation or equivalent therefor, and praying for a decree that she recover dower in the premises…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding. This is a proceeding, begun on May 25, 1899, by Sophia Gehrke by the filing of an original petition, alleging that she was entitled to dower in the lands of her deceased husband, Conrad Gehrke; that said dower had never" been assigned or set off to her; that she had never received any compensation or equivalent therefor, and praying for a decree that she recover dower in the premises described in the petition—some eight or nine distinct parcels of land in Chicago—to be assigned and set off in the manner…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The decree, entered in this cause and from which the present appeal is prosecuted, allowed the sum of $2500.00 to the solicitors of the cross-complainant for their fee, and apportioned said sum among the parties in interest, so as to require the widow, Sophia Gehrke, to pay a portion thereof. The principal question in the case is, whether, under the circumstances shown by this record, the appellant, Sophia Gehrke, should be required to pay any portion of the fee allowed to the solicitors of the cross-complainant, Emil Gehrke.
First—Section 40 of the present act in regard to partition, as…
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