Harting v. Jockers
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Jersey county; the Hon. George W. Herdman, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shops
This is a bill in equity, by appellant, to set aside as fraudulent a contract between Jacob Heuster, Sr., and appellee Jockers, by which Joekers received from Heuster $2000, and in consideration thereof agreed, in building his house, to so enlarge it as to furnish a separate room for Heuster, and to support and maintain him during his life.
It appears that Heuster was, in September, 1884, about eighty-one years old, a widower, and without a home. He was possessed of $2000 in money, personal property to the value of $400, a note of $100, and three other promissory notes of $600 each, executed…
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