Appellate Court of Illinois October 8, 1999, 3-98-0959 (Joseph v. Joseph)

JUSTICE HOMER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs brought this action to compel the partition of 6.59 acres of unimproved real estate in Tazewell County pursuant to section 17 — 101 of the Code of Civil Procedure (the Code) (735 ILCS 5/17— 101 et seq. (West 1994)). At the conclusion of the proceedings, the trial court ordered the property sold at a public sale.