Legal Opinion

Wheeler v. Dawson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1872PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. Joseph Gillespie, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker

This was a bill in chancery, filed in the court below for the assignment of dower and partition of certain real estate.

It appears that appellant holds the fee to 44-90 of the premises in question, and that a portion of the heirs of Wm. Hall, deceased, own the remainder, the bill setting out their several interests. Appellee answered, and filed a cross bill, claiming dower in the lands, as the widow of William Hall, deceased; also a claim allowed her by the probate court against her husband’s estate for debts paid by her, amounting to $341, with interest fi’om the 5th day of March, 1851; also…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McCoy v. MorrowIllinois Supreme Court · 1857

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Spinning v. SpinningSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1887
  2. Kyle v. WillsIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Spinning v. SpinningNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1886
  4. Chapin State Bank v. First State BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. In Re Estate of TiemannAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986

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