Patterson v. Pullman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. William H. Barnum, Judge, presiding. In 1863, Mary Clark, Jane, Hannah, and Helen Stewart, the daughters, and Fanny Matthews, the grand-daughter, of Hart L. Stewart, became seized, as tenants in common, of certain real estate'in the city of Chicago. Mary Clark, who died January 11, 1871, devised her interest to Hart L. Stewart, in trust for Stewart Clark.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. William H. Barnum, Judge, presiding. In 1863, Mary Clark, Jane, Hannah, and Helen Stewart, the daughters, and Fanny Matthews, the grand-daughter, of Hart L. Stewart, became seized, as tenants in common, of certain real estate'in the city of Chicago. Mary Clark, who died January 11, 1871, devised her interest to Hart L. Stewart, in trust for Stewart Clark. Jane, Hannah and Helen, on the 26th of October, 1871, conveyed their interests to George M. Püllman, in trust for' Hart L. Stewart, their father, during his life, with remainders over to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey
In the view we take of this case we do not deem it important to' inquire which of the two bills, that filed by Galloway, or the one in the present case, is best adapted to the conservation of the infant’s interests and rights. Perhaps either of them is amply sufficient for that purpose. The chief object of the bill in the present case seems to have been to obtain a decree declaring the Pullman deed void, and to have the complainant’s rights declared accordingly • - while the bill filed by Galloway, as guardian, assuming the, deed to be valid, seeks a construction of it, and a declaration of…
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