Hill v. Hill
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Franklin county; the Hon. B. W. McCartney, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was a bill filed by the heirs and the widow of Green B. Hill, deceased, for the partition of, and assignment of dower in, lands, of which it was averred the said Green B. Hill died seized. The bill alleged, that on August 1, 1881, the said Green B. Hill caused to be made two deeds, which purported to convey to Preston1 Hill, one of the defendants, a certain part of the lands, and to Joseph Hill, another defendant, the rest of the lands; that the deeds were signed by the said Green B., but never delivered; that at the time of his death he had the deeds in his possession, and, some time…
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