Williams v. Swango

Appellees filed a bill in the circuit court of Edgar county seeking partition of a tract of 328.4 acres of land situated in that county. Appellants, by their answer, denied that appellees had any interest in the land. The chancellor sustained the averments of the bill and granted partition. Appellants have brought the cause here for review.

The facts out of which this suit arises are as follows: Ann M. Williams, a widow, the mother of appellees and appellants, owned large tracts of land in Edgar and Piatt counties. On February 8, 1907, she entered into an agreement with the appellees by which…