FOWLEY v. BRADEN

No. 33261.

4 Ill.2d 355 (1954)

122 N.E.2d 559

ANN M. FOWLEY et al., Appellants, v. GERTRUDE H. BRADEN et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NEIL H. THOMPSON, of Mt. Vernon, for appellants.

CARL H. PREIHS, of Pana, HARRY C. TEMPLE, MILLER & PFAFF, and ALFRED PFAFF, all of Salem, and LOUIS F. GILLESPIE, of Springfield, for appellees.


Decree affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MAXWELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Ann M. Fowley and Gilbert L. Dierson, plaintiffs, filed a complaint against Gertrude H. Braden and others in the circuit court of Christian County seeking to establish ownership of undivided interests in four oil-and-gas leases. This appeal is from an order dismissing the second amended complaint, as amended, upon the ground that the action was barred by the Statute of Frauds. A freehold...

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