Allen v. McGill

Appellant, Julia A. Allen, together with other heirs-at-law of Francis Marion Johnson, deceased, filed a bill in the circuit court of Hamilton county for partition of the south half of the southeast quarter of section 17 and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 20, in town 6, south, range 6, east, in that county. By their bill they alleged that Johnson died seized in fee of this land; that during his lifetime he executed and delivered a pretended warranty deed purporting to convey the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 17 to appellees, Russel R. McGill…