Whitney v. Peddicord
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. Horatio M. Y ande veer, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Lawrence
This was a bill in chancery, brought by the heirs and devisees of John Whitney, deceased, against his executors, Peddicord and Smith, charging them with an unfaithful execution of their trust, and praying for an account. Some question is made by defendants’ counsel as to the jurisdiction of the court in a case of this character, but that is so well settled as to need no comment.
The appellants insist that the amount decreed to them by the circuit court was altogether insufficient to cover their just claims, and urge three different grounds for reversing the de-' cree.
The first is, that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rowan v. KirkpatrickIllinois Supreme Court · 1852
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