Wilger v. Wilger

Lyman Wilger brought this suit in the circuit court of Whiteside County, seeking specific performance of an alleged oral agreement whereby his father, Joseph, since deceased, had promised to convey or devise an eighty-acre farm to plaintiff. The suit was brought against Jessie Wilger, a sister of the plaintiff to whom the property was devised upon the father’s death. The cause was referred to a master in chancery who found the issues for defendant. His report was approved by the court, and a decree was entered dismissing the complaint for want of equity. Plaintiff appeals directly to this…