Wyeth v. Crane

The defendants in error, Roscoe Wyeth and Paul E. Wyeth, filed their bill in the circuit court of Coles county for the partition of certain lands and the construction of two deeds executed by their grandfather, Samuel Wyeth, conveying in trust the lands involved herein. The minor children of Roscoe and Paul were made defendants and by their guardians ad litem demurred to the bill. The demurrers were overruled, proof was taken and a decree entered granting the relief prayed for. From that decree this writ of error is prosecuted.

The sole question before the court is, Did the use of the word…