Brooks v. Hotchkiss

Bill in equity filed by defendant in error against plaintiff in error, praying for an assignment of homestead to him, in a lot in the city of Peoria, which had been conveyed to him by Joseph W. Brooks, the husband of the plaintiff in error, she not joining in said deed.

The lot was the homestead of Brooks and his wife at the time of conveyance. Soon after the conveyance the husband deserted his wife, who continued to reside upon the premises, claiming the same as her homestead, and refused to give the purchaser possession, although he offered to pay her $1,000.

The court appointed…