Henkleman v. Peterson
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding.
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Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the First District; — heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Philip Stein, Judge, presiding. On the 13th day of December, 1890, Henkleman, Jackson & Vocke recovered a judgment against the Brabrook Tailoring Company, a corporation, for the sum of §6640.08, Kinsey & Callinan recovered on the same date, against the same defendant, for the sum of §2795.23, and William R. Roe, at same date and against the same defendant, recovered a judgment for the sum of §8878.42. These judgments were recovered in the circuit court…
1Opinion of the Court
Phillips, J.:
The jurisdiction of a court of chancery to so correct mistakes in contracts and agreements as to make them express the actual intent of the parties is one of the ancient and well-established heads of the jurisdiction of that court. Where, through mistake or oversight in the execution of an agreement, a seal necessary to its validity is omitted therefrom, but the instrument purports, on its face, to be a sealed instrument, it will, ordinarily, itself furnish the evidence showing the oversight or mistake, and a court of chancery will correct it. (Town of Colchester v. Culver et al.…
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