Masters v. Masters

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Sangamon county in a partition suit. The land sought to be partitioned is the residence property in Springfield, Illinois, of Hardin W. Masters, who died intestate November 14, 1925, leaving surviving him Emma J. Masters, his . widow, Thomas D. Masters and Edgar Lee Masters, his sons, and Madelon M. Stone, his daughter, his only heirs-at-law. At the time of his death Hardin W. was the owner in fee of an undivided one-half interest in the premises and his widow was the owner of the other undivided one-half. The original bill was filed by…