Legal Opinion

Yarde v. Yarde

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 19, 1900PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county; the Hon. Hiram Bigelow, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

The appellee obtained a decree in the court below setting aside an ante-nuptial agreement which had been entered into by her and her late husband, Aaron Yarde, and for the assignment of dower and homestead. Her contentions of fact as set forth in her bill and in the arguments of her counsel are, that when she entered into the contract, and at the time of the marriage, said Aaron Yarde owned personal property worth from $12,000 to $14,000 and real estate worth about $20,000, and that she had no knowledge of his personal property or its value; that he kept that matter a secret from her; that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Taylor v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1893

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Dowie v. DriscollIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Rieger v. SchaibleNebraska Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Kroell v. KroellIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  4. McMullen v. ReynoldsIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Weeks v. WeeksSupreme Court of Florida · 1940

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