Pratt v. Griffin
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in equity brought by the appellants, against Lydia A. Griffin, the appellee, for the purpose of vacating the title to certain property in Chicago held by her under deed from her late husband, James F. Griffin.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in equity brought by the appellants, against Lydia A. Griffin, the appellee, for the purpose of vacating the title to certain property in Chicago held by her under deed from her late husband, James F. Griffin. In the bill and amended bill the complainants allege, in substance, the following facts: James F. Griffin died childless on April 28, 1899. His widow, the defendant, survived him. Complainants, all of whom reside in the east, are his nearest blood kindred. He had at all times been…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
It may be true, as alleged in the bill, that James P. Griffin was devotedly fond of appellants and lavished his love and affection upon them, and that he had assured them that in the disposition of his property he intended to make them the objects of his bounty. But a court of equity cannot grant relief upon such allegations, if true. If Griffin intended to give his property to appellants he could have done so by making a will attested in the mode required by law, or he might have conveyed his property to them by the execution and delivery of a deed. But he did neither, and it must be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sneathen v. SneathenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- McCartney v. RidgwayIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Moore v. FlynnIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
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- People v. BesoldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
- Pratt v. GriffinIllinois Supreme Court · 1906