Nelson v. Burns

Mr. Presiding Justice Wilson

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to review a decree entered in the superior court of Cook county sustaining a general and special demurrer to the bill of complaint filed by James Nelson et al., complainants, against John J. Burns, defendant. Complainants elected to stand by their bill and it was dismissed for want of equity.

The bill of complainant charges that one Joseph Nelson, at the time of his death, was possessed of certain real estate known as 3958 and 3960 West Madison Street in the City of Chicago, and that he entered into a lease…