Reynolds v. Sumner
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Iroquois comity; the Hon. Alfred Sample, Judge, presiding. This was a hill filed July 20, 1882, by Elizabeth A. Reynolds, widow, and Sarah R. Hitt and Mary R. Diaz-Albertini, only heirs-at-law, of William E. Reynolds, deceased, against Edward C. Sumner.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Iroquois comity; the Hon. Alfred Sample, Judge, presiding. This was a hill filed July 20, 1882, by Elizabeth A. Reynolds, widow, and Sarah R. Hitt and Mary R. Diaz-Albertini, only heirs-at-law, of William E. Reynolds, deceased, against Edward C. Sumner. The bill, after stating the death of Reynolds (July 31, 1880,) and the interest of complainants, alleged that in December, 1852, said Reynolds and Sumner made and executed the following written agreement: “Mem. of agreement made and entered into this the 31st day of December, 1852, between Edward 0. Sumner, of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shops
This is a bill to establish and enforce a trust in favor of appellants. On December 31, 1852, William F. Reynolds, under whom appellants claim, entered into a written agreement with Edward C. Sumner, under whom appellees claim, respecting the purchase of land warrants and the entry of public lands therewith. Under this agreement Reynolds was to furnish Sumner with warrants calling for four thousand acres of land, and the latter was to enter the land with such warrants in the joint names of Reynolds and Sumner, and, after the expiration of one year, Sumner was to refund to Reynolds one-half of…
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