Regan v. Regan

On December 11,1878, James Regan, of Lake county, died intestate, leaving Mary Regan, one of the appellees, his widow, and seven children, of whom James F. Regan, appellant, is one, as his only heirs-at-law. At the time of his death he owned the south-east quarter of the northeast quarter of section 24, township 43, range 9, and the north half of lot 2 of the north-west quarter of section 19, 'township 43, range 10, in Lake county, which descended to said heirs-at-law subject to the dower of the appellee Mary Regan, as widow. She owned the north-east quarter of the north-east quarter of said…