Bates v. Skidmore
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridg-e Hanecy, Judge, presiding. This is a bill in chancery, filed in the circuit court of Cook county on July 14, 1896, by the appellant, Winnie Bates, for the purpose of setting aside and canceling a deed of certain lots in LaGrange, Cook county, Illinois, executed bn May 10, 1890, by George C. Skidmore, the father of appellant, in his lifetime, to appellee, Julia E. Skidmore, the wife of said George C. Skidmore.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridg-e Hanecy, Judge, presiding. This is a bill in chancery, filed in the circuit court of Cook county on July 14, 1896, by the appellant, Winnie Bates, for the purpose of setting aside and canceling a deed of certain lots in LaGrange, Cook county, Illinois, executed bn May 10, 1890, by George C. Skidmore, the father of appellant, in his lifetime, to appellee, Julia E. Skidmore, the wife of said George C. Skidmore. George C. Skidmore died intestate on April 15, 1895, leaving him surviving, as his only heirs-at-law, his daughter, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The only question, which we deem it necessary to consider in this case, is whether or not the circuit court erred in overruling the motion, made by the complainant below, the appellant here, to dismiss the bill without prejudice at her own costs. It is assigned for error, that the circuit court erred in denying and overruling said motion. We are unable to see why said motion should not have been allowed.
It is true that, when the motion to dismiss was made on January 12,1897, the cause had theretofore, to-wit: on December 16,1896, been referred to a master; but no proof had been introduced,…
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