Woods v. Evans
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. Amos Watts, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
delivered the opinion of .the Court:
This was a bill in equity, brought by Sarah Woods, to enforce the specific performance of an alleged contract with one John Short, now deceased.' A second amended bill was filed, to which a demurrer was sustained, and the complainant electing to" stand by her bill, the court ordered the bill dismissed. The question for determination is the sufficiency of the bill.
It is alleged in the bill that on the 20th day of May, 1847, the complainant was an infant orphan, eleven years of age, and the inmate of a charitable institution in the city of St. Louis, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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