Kimbrough v. Parker

Appellees, five in number, filed a complaint in equity in the circuit court of Cook County, naming as defendants Harrison Parker, Puritan Church — The Church of America, and Jesse L. Stewart, doing business as J. L. Stewart Advertising Company. Parker and the Puritan Church now appeal directly to this court from a decree which granted relief adverse to them. It is apparent from the record that the alleged cause of action has not been pursued against Stewart since its inception, when he was made a party defendant.

The complaint, which originally consisted of two counts and was later amended by…