Ferris v. Ferris
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Whiteside county; the Hon. W. W. Heaton, Judge, presiding. This was an application made by William Ferris, appellee, for the removal of Sarah E. Ferris, administratrix of the estate of James Ferris, deceased, William Ferris being a creditor of the estate. Notice of the application was published, which, it is contended' by appellant, is insufficient.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Whiteside county; the Hon. W. W. Heaton, Judge, presiding. This was an application made by William Ferris, appellee, for the removal of Sarah E. Ferris, administratrix of the estate of James Ferris, deceased, William Ferris being a creditor of the estate. Notice of the application was published, which, it is contended' by appellant, is insufficient. The record shows, that on the 20th of November, 1876, Sarah E. Ferris, (the appellant here,) by her attorney, moved the county court to continue the cause, and it was continued until Monday, November 27,1876, when…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey
It is insisted by appellant, that the notice bringing appellant into the county court on the application for her removal as administratrix, was insufficient, and second, that on the proofs in the circuit court, the judgment of the county court ought not to have been affirmed. The only office of the notice was, to bring appellant, Sarah E. Ferris, before the court. The fact that she appeared, and on her motion had the cause continued from day to day, and finally appeared and had a trial in that court, renders the question of the sufficiency of the notice wholly immaterial.
Whether the finding…
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