Vollenweider v. Vollenweider
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. E. Dunne, Judge, presiding. On September 29, 1904, the appellee, Herman Vollenweider, filed his bill in the circuit court of Cook county against the appellant, Magdalena Vollenweider, by which he sought to set aside a certain deed of conveyance from him to her.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. E. Dunne, Judge, presiding. On September 29, 1904, the appellee, Herman Vollenweider, filed his bill in the circuit court of Cook county against the appellant, Magdalena Vollenweider, by which he sought to set aside a certain deed of conveyance from him to her. The bill alleged that on February 17, 1899, Gotlieb Vollenweider, the father of complainant, died intestate, leaving complainant, his son, and Magdalena Vollenweider, the defendant, his widow, as his only heirs-at-law; ' that at the time of his death the said Gotlieb…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
It is first insisted by appellant that appellee has not established the allegations of his bill by a preponderance of the evidence. .We have carefully read the evidence of both parties -as it appears in the record. It shows that Gotlieb Vollenweider, the father of appellee, at the time of his death was seventy-one years old. He had been married four times, and had only been married to appellant about four weeks prior to his death. He left the appellee, his only son, about fifty-five years old, and appellant, his widow, then about fifty years old, as his only heirs-at-law. The premises in…
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