Steinbrecher v. Steinbrecher

In November 1995, John Steinbrecher (John) filed suit under the Illinois partition act (Act) (735 ILCS 5/17 — 101 et seq. (West 1994)) against his two siblings, Jerome and Rosemary (Rosemary) Steinbrecher, to partition or sell three parcels of land located in Kendall County. At the close of the partition trial, the circuit court held that each sibling held an undivided one-third interest as tenants in common, but that the property could not be divided “without manifest prejudice.” The circuit court ordered public sale of the entire property. Thereafter, the circuit court approved the offer of…