Stokes v. Riley

The appellant, Benjamin A. Stokes, exhibited his bill in the circuit court of Cook county, against George E. Biley, Henry H. Gage, Asahel Gage, and others, praying for the partition of certain lots in the city of Chicago. It is alleged in the bill that the complainant is the owner in fee of an undivided two-thirds interest in the lots, and that defendant Biley is the owner of the remaining third; that they derive title through an attachment sale and sheriff’s deed, from Taylor V. Ward, the former owner of the premises. It is further alleged that Henry H. Gage and Asahel Gage have, or claim to…