Lilly v. Shaw
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Richland county; the Hon. R. S. Canby, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in the Richland circuit court, for partition and assignment of dower.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Richland county; the Hon. R. S. Canby, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in the Richland circuit court, for partition and assignment of dower. Malinda E. Grout and Sarah Chable being the only heirs at law, and Clarinda Lilly, the widow of Thomas W. Lilly, deceased, uniting with them as complainants, Josiah Grout, husband of said Malinda, and Henry Chable, husband of said Sarah, exhibited their bill at the May term, A. D. 1869, of said court, for the assignment of the dower of the widow and partition between the heirs at law of certain real estate of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McAllister
This was a proceeding by bill, in the Richland circuit courts filed on behalf of appellants and Malinda E. Grout, as the widow and heirs at law of Thomas W. Lilly, deceased, for the assignment of dower and partition. • The suit was commenced as an amicable one, the parties in the first instance being all represented by Shaw, Hayward & Kitchell, solicitors. Soon after the first steps were taken in the cause, conflicting, adverse interests were developed, and appellants were required to employ solicitors for themselves. The initiative of hostilities was taken on behalf of Malinda Grout, one of…
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