Conover v. Musgrave
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of Saline county; the Hon. Andrew D. Hupp, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by William Musgrave and Josephine Musgrave, his wife, the latter as heir at law of James M. Gaston, deceased, against John F. Conover, Artemissa J. Maxwell, Martha J. Gaston, guardian, etc. By stipulation in this court the writ of error was dismissed as to all of the plaintiffs in error except as to John F. Conover.
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Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of Saline county; the Hon. Andrew D. Hupp, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, filed by William Musgrave and Josephine Musgrave, his wife, the latter as heir at law of James M. Gaston, deceased, against John F. Conover, Artemissa J. Maxwell, Martha J. Gaston, guardian, etc. By stipulation in this court the writ of error was dismissed as to all of the plaintiffs in error except as to John F. Conover. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
This was a bill in equity, filed by defendants in error in the Saline circuit court, against plaintiff in error, to enjoin him from asserting title obtained at a sale made by their guardian, to lands which they inherited from their father, James M. Gaston, deceased, and for a partition of the same amongst them.
The bill alleges, that Gaston died seized of the land in controversy, and left defendants in error as his heirs at law, and that they thereby became seized of the premises as tenants in common; that Martha Gaston, who was their guardian, petitioned the circuit court of Saline county and…
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