Keller v. Joseph

John Keller and Emmett Keller each filed a bill in the circuit court of Cook county against their mother, Carrie Keller, alleging that she held certain described lands in trust for them and praying that each be declared the owner of the tract claimed by him. Their bills were dismissed for want of equity and each has prosecuted an appeal to this court.

The pleadings in each case are substantially identical except that two different farms are involved. The cases were heard together before the master and before the circuit court and have been consolidated for hearing in this court. After the…