Beattie v. People
Appellate Court of Illinois
Irr eeeob to the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Egbeet Jamtesoe, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtGaknett, J.
Charles J. Beattie, an attorney at law practicing in Chicago, was employed by Ada E. Gordon to procure a divorce for her from her husband, George B. Gordon. To that end he filed a bill for divorce in her name against her husband in the Superior Court of Cook County, on March 4, 1877, charging the defendant with cruelty, desertion and adultery. The husband, being a non-resident, was served by publication. The cause came to a hearing on May 7th of that year, the defendant having been defaulted for want of appearance. The deposition of James L. Watson, which was taken by Beattie before a notary…
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