Brokaw v. Ogle
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pike county; the Hon. Jefferson Orr, Judge, presiding. This is a bill for partition filed by appellant on June 20, 1895, and subsequently amended, to which, as originally drawn and as subsequently amended, Alexander Ogle and Hiram Ogle and their wives, and one A. G. Crawford, holding a mortgage upon the premises sought to be partitioned, were made parties defendant.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pike county; the Hon. Jefferson Orr, Judge, presiding. This is a bill for partition filed by appellant on June 20, 1895, and subsequently amended, to which, as originally drawn and as subsequently amended, Alexander Ogle and Hiram Ogle and their wives, and one A. G. Crawford, holding a mortgage upon the premises sought to be partitioned, were made parties defendant. The premises were owned in his lifetime by Zachariah Ogle, who died intestate, leaving a widow, Frances Ogle, and four children, to-wit: Alexander, Hiram and Malcolm Ogle and Nancy J. McMullin, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The farm in question consisted of 160 acres. When Zachariah Ogle, who owned the fee simple title to it, died on December 14, 1888, he occupied the house upon it as a residence. The house so occupied by him was upon the west half of the farm. Before and at his death, he was a householder and had a family, and was entitled to an estate of homestead to the extent in value of §1000.00 in the farm and buildings thereon. His homestead, and all right and title therein, were exempt from attachment, judgment, etc., as provided in section 1 of the Exemption act. (2 Starr & Cur. Stat.—2d ed.—p. 1865).
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