Legal Opinion

Easley v. Little

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1924No. 16344PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer

Appellees, heirs of Sarah A. Little, deceased, filed their. bill to partition real estate alleged to have belonged to Mrs. Little at the time of her death. The real estate consisted of farm land and a lot in the city of Benton. There is no controversy about the farm land. Mrs. Little had during her lifetime conveyed to appellant, Josephine Little, the lot in Benton, reserving to herself a life estate and the right “to sell, trade or dispose” of the property, if she desired, during her natural life. That deed is dated September 24, 1918, and was filed for record June 13, 1919. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Valter v. BlavkaIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  2. Spencer v. RazorIllinois Supreme Court · 1911

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Thomas v. First National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  2. Farmer v. ReedIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Burnett v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
  4. State ex rel. Anderson v. City of MadisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969

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