Torssell v. Eiffert
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill to Set Aside a Judgment.—Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard W. Clifford, Judge presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1902.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Waterman
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a decree obtained by the defendant in error upon a bill filed by him against the plaintiff in error to set aside a certain judgment theretofore entered in favor of Amalie Torssell and against Jacob Eiffert. The only contention made by plaintiff in error upon this appeal is, that there is in the record no evidence supporting the decree. That a decree in chancery must be supported by evidence preserved in the record, or by facts appearing from the findings of the court, recited in the decree, is well…
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- Bergen v. BergenIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
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