Ellis v. Ward

The appeals in this cause bring before this court for review the judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District, affirming the decree of the circuit court of Cook county. By its decree, the circuit court granted to the receiver the relief prayed in his bill against certain of the defendants, but dismissed the bill as against the defendant John V. Farwell. From this decree the defendants affected appealed, and as to that part of the decree dismissing the bill as to Farwell, the receiver also appealed. The appeals were .heard and considered by two of the justices of the Appellate Court,…