Johnson v. Gibson

On the 1st of July, 1882, Martha E. Rogers and William D. Gibson, the appellees, filed the present bill in the Tazewell circuit court, against Elizabeth A. Semmes, L. L. Conrad, Martha E. Johnson, and others, praying for the partition of a certain quarter section of land and two town lots, particularly described in the bill. A decree was rendered upon the pleadings and proofs, in conformity with the rights of the parties as set forth in the bill. From that decree Martha E. Johnson alone appeals.

All parties to the suit claiming an interest in the property in controversy, derive title through…