Downing v. Harris Trust & Savings Bank

Defendant in error, Helen E. Downing, filed a claim against the estate of her mother, Julia E. Downing, in the probate court of Cook county. From an order allowing the claim an appeal was taken to the circuit court, where a trial was had before a jury. This trial resulted in a verdict in favor of claimant for $6400, and the judgment entered thereon was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District. The cause is here by certiorari.

The facts established by the record are the following: Thomas F. Downing, a son of Julia E. Downing, died December 5, 1910, leaving an estate amounting to…