Hulse v. Hulse
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Crawford county; the Hon. E. E. Newlin, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909. Statement by the Court.
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Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Crawford county; the Hon. E. E. Newlin, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909. Statement by the Court. The appellee is a half brother of the appellant; and he bases his right of action in the lower court upon the following, which he insists are true facts, to-wit: December 22, 1894, he made a warranty deed to Myron 1ST. Hulse, another half brother of his and a full brother of appellant, to ninety-six acres of land, to-wit, north half of northwest quarter of section 19, and that part of the south twenty rods of the south…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan
The, appellant’s counsel in their argument rely on three grounds for a reversal of the judgment of the lower court: (1) That the appellee did not prove the alleged contract by the preponderance of the evidence; (2) that said contract was not in writing and void under the Statute of Frauds; (3) said contract was void for want of a sufficient consideration.
First. The alleged contract between the appellee1 and the appellant was abundantly proved by the appellee’s evidence. It is admitted by the appellant in his evidence that there was a mistake in the deed of appellee to Myron N. Hulse; and that…
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