French v. Stratton

Ewing, C.

The appellant filed a bill in the nature of a bill in equity to subject lands in the hands of heirs, to the payment of their ancestor’s debt. The answer admitted the facts alleged, and denied the jurisdiction of the circuit court. It was virtually a demurrer to the bill. The bill is based upon facts substantially as follows : .

In 1870, one Christopher Stratton died seized of eighty acres of land in Schuyler county, which had been used and occupied by himself and family, as their homestead, for many years prior to his death. He left a widow and eight children, two of whoni were…