Morrison v. Schorr
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Monroe county; the Hon. B. R Burroughs, Judge, presiding. This is a bill for partition, filed on July 28, 1900, in the circuit court of Monroe county by appellee against appellant, and others, for the partition of lots 68 and 69 in the old town of Waterloo, and other lots and property in said town and county. The bill was answered by the appellant, Charles Morrison.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Monroe county; the Hon. B. R Burroughs, Judge, presiding. This is a bill for partition, filed on July 28, 1900, in the circuit court of Monroe county by appellee against appellant, and others, for the partition of lots 68 and 69 in the old town of Waterloo, and other lots and property in said town and county. The bill was answered by the appellant, Charles Morrison. The certificate of evidence shows, that the case was heard upon facts agreed upon by both parties. September 24, 1900, the court entered a decree of partition in accordance with the prayer of the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
Appellee claims that the interest of Henrietta Reis, afterwards Henrietta Ewald, under the will of Adam Reis, Sr., was a mere life estate, which expired upon her death; that, therefore, appellant, claiming by conveyance from the purchaser at an execution sale of Henrietta’s interest in a portion of the land, and by deed from her of other portions thereof, acquired nothing more than an estate for her life in one-third thereof, so that appellant no longer had any title or interest in the said one-third of the lands when she died. Appellee also claims that, by the deeds from Augusta Reis and…
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