Santa Clara Female Academy v. Sullivan

The bill in this case seeks partition among the legal owners, the complainants alleging that they and one Frank Braley are such owners, of what remains of the real estate of Judd Braley, at the time of his death a citizen of Chicago, who died testate in March, 1863, leaving him surviving, his widow, Johanna Braley, and three children, Ellen 0., Mary A., and Frank, his only next of kin and heirs at law. By his will he devised to his widow a life interest in the real estate, with remainder over to his children, in equal parts, at the death of the widow. His widow died on the 29th of April,…