Pry v. Pry
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Franklin county; the Hon. Daniel M. Browning, Judge, presiding. The bill in this case charges, in substance, that William Pry, the father of John W. Pry, the complainant, on the 13th of August, 1862, enlisted as a soldier in the service of the United States, for three years; that about the 1st of May, 1864, the former, being then with the army in the State of Georgia, wrote to John Pry, Sr., the father of the said William, and…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Franklin county; the Hon. Daniel M. Browning, Judge, presiding. The bill in this case charges, in substance, that William Pry, the father of John W. Pry, the complainant, on the 13th of August, 1862, enlisted as a soldier in the service of the United States, for three years; that about the 1st of May, 1864, the former, being then with the army in the State of Georgia, wrote to John Pry, Sr., the father of the said William, and grandfather of complainant, at Frankfort, Franklin county, this State, directing him to sell and convert into money certain…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey
Two questions arise on this record,—one of law, the other of fact: First, does the evidence sustain the findings of the decree,—or, differently put, do the proofs sustain the case made by the bill; and second, assuming the findings of the decree are warranted by the proofs, can the decree, as matter of law, be sustained. We will consider these questions in the order stated.
It is conceded the deed from Martin and wife, as originally written, was made to complainant and Hamilton Pry, and that it was subsequently altered by striking out the “W” in complainant’s name, and the name of - Hamilton…
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