Safford v. Graves
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Claim in probate. In the Circuit Court of Kane County, on appeal from the Probate Court of said county; the Hon. Henry B. Willis, Judge, presiding. Trial by the court without a jury; finding and judgment for the defendant; appeal by plaintiff. Heard in this court at the May term, 1894.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Habker
Appellant filed in the County Court of Kane County as a claim against the estate of Wm. II. Buste the following note:
“ $5,000. Aurora, Illinois, August 17, 1877.
One day after my decease I promise to pay to the order of Helen M. Safford the sum of five thousand dollars, with interest after due. Value received.
(Signed) Wm. H. Buste.”
In the County Court she recovered $2,000, and in-the Circuit Court on appeal she recovered a judgment for the full amount of principal and interest. The administrator of the estate appealed from the last mentioned judgment, which was by this court reversed at the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Worth v. . CaseNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Goodwin v. GoodwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Graves v. SaffordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1891
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