Hollahan v. Sowers
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill for an accounting between tenants in common. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion County; the Hon. Morton W. Thompson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1903.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Batjme
This is an appeal from, a decree of the Circuit Court of Vermilion County, in a suit in equity brought by appellees against appellant for an accounting of certain rents collected by appellant, from lessees of land owned in common by herself and appellees. Noah D. Sowers died testate, June 28, 1900, and by his will devised his real estate, consisting of eighty acres of land, to appellant, his widow, for life, with remainder over, to appellees. Appellant qualified as executrix of the estate of her husband and, on April 25, 1901, renounced the provisions of the will and elected to take under the…
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