Bradley v. Palmer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. The appellee, Frank T. W. Palmer, filed his bill in the court below to set aside the last will, and probate thereof, of his mother, Anna M. Benedict, deceased.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles G. Neely, Judge, presiding. The appellee, Frank T. W. Palmer, filed his bill in the court below to set aside the last will, and probate thereof, of his mother, Anna M. Benedict, deceased. Said will is as follows: “In the name of God, Amen: I, Anna M. Benedict, of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, of the age of sixty-one years, and being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last will and testament, in manner following,— that is to say: “First—It is my will that my…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
Various errors have been assigned by appellants, but the principal one, and the one that ought to control the decision of the case, goes to the error of the court in refusing to set aside the verdict and to grant a new trial because the verdict was against the great weight and preponderance of the evidence in the case.
Even if it were considered that the issue of undue influence was made by the pleadings and presented to the jury, there was no sufficient evidence given to the jury to sustain the allegations of the bill in that regard. Certain letters of Fordyce G. Bradley to Mrs. Benedict were…
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