Ames v. Ames
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County the Hon. O. H. Horton, Judge, presiding. On July 10, 1891, Emily Faithful Ames and Miner T.. Ames, minors, by their next friend, Irene C. Ames, and Irene C. Ames in her own right as widow of Miner T. Ames, filed a bill in the Circuit Court of Cook county against Knowlton L. Ames, Jane Rose Ames Ross and Harriet Chaffee Ames.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County the Hon. O. H. Horton, Judge, presiding. On July 10, 1891, Emily Faithful Ames and Miner T.. Ames, minors, by their next friend, Irene C. Ames, and Irene C. Ames in her own right as widow of Miner T. Ames, filed a bill in the Circuit Court of Cook county against Knowlton L. Ames, Jane Rose Ames Ross and Harriet Chaffee Ames. The bill sought partition of the-real estate left by the father, Miner T. Ames, deceased, of' the value of about $350,000, and the assignment of dower to the widow, Irene C. Ames, in the same premises, which premises…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
Where the interests of the minors, and those of one assuming to act as next friend are hostile to each other, it is the duty of the court to appoint a guardian ad litem, and the minor should be represented by counsel distinct from those representing the hostile interests. The interests of Irene C. Ames as widow were hostile to the interests of the minor children of her deceased husband. Roodhouse v. Roodhouse, 132 Ill. 360. It is important, that none but suitable persons should be permitted to institute or defend suits on behalf of infants. Patterson v. Pullman et al., 104 Ill. 80.
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