Jackson v. Lacey

A decree of the chancellor of the superior court of Cook County denied to the plaintiffs-appellants the right to maintain a suit for partition of real estate, in which they claimed a one-half interest. The appeal is direct to this court, for a freehold is involved, as plaintiffs will either gain or lose such estate.

The facts were stipulated. Lucille Lacey and Walter Lacey, husband and wife, were joint tenants of the involved property. During their lifetime, a creditor of Walter Lacey reduced his claim to a judgment in the municipal court of Chicago, and a levy was made on the interest of…