Kimbrough v. Parker

Mr. Presiding Justice Kiley

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit by five contestants in a puzzle contest conducted under the auspices of defendant Puritan Church. The complaint prayed for imposition of a trust upon the proceeds of the contest, and for related relief. A decree based on a master’s report was for the most part in favor of plaintiffs. Defendants Parker and Puritan Church appealed directly to the Supreme Court. The cause was transferred to this court because the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction. [Kimbrough v. Parker] 407 Ill. 274.

The master’s report was confirmed in…