Schmidt v. Schmidt

Fred Schmidt, Herman Schmidt, Emma Irion, August Schmidt,. William Schmidt, Martha Blume, Lena Büchart and Louisa Heimsart, appellants, filed a bill in the superior court of Cook county to partition about forty acres of land owned by their father, Herman Schmidt, who died testate December 15, 1912, and for the construction of clauses 2 and 4 of the last will and testament of the deceased. Edward Schmidt, appellee, was made a defendant, both individually and as executor of the will. It was alleged in the bill' that all of said complainants and the defendant were tenants in common and each…