Ogden v. Larrabee
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago; the Hon. John A. Jameson, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in chancery, instituted in the court below by Larrabee, administrator of the estate of James Spence, deceased, against William B. Ogden and Charles Butler, for the purpose of charging Ogden in respect to a certain fund alleged to have been placed in his hands in trust for Spence, during the life time of the latter.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Chicago; the Hon. John A. Jameson, Judge, presiding. This was a suit in chancery, instituted in the court below by Larrabee, administrator of the estate of James Spence, deceased, against William B. Ogden and Charles Butler, for the purpose of charging Ogden in respect to a certain fund alleged to have been placed in his hands in trust for Spence, during the life time of the latter. The bill' also seeks relief against the allowance of a certain claim in favor of Butler against the estate of Spence, for purchase money for land claimed under a contract which…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
The object of the bill in this case is to charge appellant with certain funds that, it is alleged, he has in his hands and holds in trust for the estate of James Spence, deceased. Belief was also sought against Charles Butler for an account of funds alleged to be in his hands, and also to have the allowance of a certain claim in his favor in the Cook county court against said estate set aside and cancelled, on the ground that Butler had put an end to the contract between himself and Spence before the allowance of the claim.
Several important questions arise on the record:
First. Is the…
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