Pickler v. Pickler
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Massac county; the Hon. O. A. Harker, Judge, presiding. Appellant is the wife of appellee. This litigation originated by the husband filing a bill against the wife to compel the conveyance to him of certain real estate.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Massac county; the Hon. O. A. Harker, Judge, presiding. Appellant is the wife of appellee. This litigation originated by the husband filing a bill against the wife to compel the conveyance to him of certain real estate. The bill is as follows: “Your orator shows to your houor that on or about April —, 18—, he was married to Mary P. Berry, now Mary P. Pickier, and that as his wife he fully trusted her and gave her largely the control of his goods and chattels; that your orator entered into negotiations with Postlewaite & Morton, of Paducah, Kentucky, for the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
There is no theory of law’consistent with the facts set forth in this bill, and especially those proved on the hearing, upon which the decree below can be sustained. The allegations of fraud on the part of the defendant, and that she acted as the agent of complainant in the purchase of the lot, are wholly unsupported by the evidence. All that the-complainant claims in his own testimony is, that he had an understanding with Postlewaite, of Postlewaite & Morton, that he could have the lot for §110 upon making" a cash payment, and he says, “I told him when I got the money I would close the…
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