Ridgeway v. Underwood
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. John A. McClernand, J udge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by Robert Underwood, Benjamin F. Burns and James McGee, against Alexander Ridgeway, Ballard Hudleston, James Hall, and Lucinda his wife, James Ridgeway, George Ridgeway, Albert Hudleston, Alexander Hudleston, Nancy Hudleston, Polly Ridgeway, Isaac Ridgeway, Samuel Ridgeway, Malinda Ridgeway, Dennis Proven, and Sarah J. Proven, his wife, to…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. John A. McClernand, J udge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by Robert Underwood, Benjamin F. Burns and James McGee, against Alexander Ridgeway, Ballard Hudleston, James Hall, and Lucinda his wife, James Ridgeway, George Ridgeway, Albert Hudleston, Alexander Hudleston, Nancy Hudleston, Polly Ridgeway, Isaac Ridgeway, Samuel Ridgeway, Malinda Ridgeway, Dennis Proven, and Sarah J. Proven, his wife, to have certain land, named in the last will of Osborne Ridgeway, deceased, sold, and the proceeds divided. The facts of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lawrence
Osborne Ridgeway died in 1841, leaving a will, the second clause of which contained the following provision :
“I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Jane Ridgeway, in lieu of her dower, living and support on and from the farm and plantation on which we now reside.”
The third clause is as follows :
“ Third.—I will, at the death of my wife, and on my youngest child coming of age, the farm on which I now reside, as aforesaid, be sold, and the proceeds divided amongst my seven youngest children, George Ridgeway, Alexander Ridgeway, Enoch Ridgeway, Miranda Jane Ridgeway, Sarah Ridgeway,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baker v. CopenbargerIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
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