Dawes v. Dawes
Appellate Court of Illinois
Contest upon claim against deceased’s estate. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Edwards County; the Hon. Isaac W. Ibbotson, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1904,
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Creighton
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a claim filed by appellee, in the County Court of Edwards county, against the estate of Josiah Dawes, deceased. Appellants resisted the allowance of the claim, denied the existence of any facts upon which to base it and interposed as defenses the Statute of Limitations and laches. The trial in the County Court resulted in a judgment in favor of appellee. From this judgment appellants appealed to the Circuit Court, where the same defenses were again interposed. Trial by jury. Verdict and judgment in favor of appellee…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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