Stevens v. Wait
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Coles county; the Hon. J. W. Wilkin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was a bill in equity, brought by Emma Stevens and Cornelia Canup, against John Wait and others, to partition a certain tract of land in Coles county, containing 34T acres. It is alleged in the bill that Emma Stevens, (formerly Emma Wait,) Cornelia Canup, (formerly Cornelia Wait,) together with John Wait, William Wait, and Samuel M. Bussell, are owners in fee simple, as tenants in common, in equal parts (except Samuel M. Bussell, who is owner in feé simple as tenant in common of two-fifteenths parts,) of the following real estate, in Coles county, Illinois, known and designated as…
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