Adams v. Akerlund
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from, the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding. This is a bill for partition, brought by Kajsa Greta Akerlund against Baba Brita Norlander and Hans Nor-lander, her husband, and Christina Adams and Henry W. Adams, her husband. The property sought to be divided is a certain house and lot in Cook county.
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Appeal from, the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding. This is a bill for partition, brought by Kajsa Greta Akerlund against Baba Brita Norlander and Hans Nor-lander, her husband, and Christina Adams and Henry W. Adams, her husband. The property sought to be divided is a certain house and lot in Cook county. The bill alleges, that the complainant, and the defendant, Baba Brita Norlander, were each the owner of an undivided one-half of said premises; and that the defendant, Christina Adams, has no interest therein, but is in the possession thereof, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The appellee, Kajsa Greta Akerlund, and her sister, Baba Brita Norlander, were, at the time of the death of their brother, and ever since have been, and are now, residents and subjects of the kingdom of Sweden. They are, therefore, non-resident aliens. Under the act of the legislature of Illinois of July 1, 1887, in regard to aliens (Laws of Illinois of 1887, p. 5), they cannot inherit said premises, as heirs of their brother, if there is no treaty between the United States and Sweden permitting them to do so. In Wunderle v. Wunderle, 144 Ill. 40, we held that non-resident aliens, under the…
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