Williams v. Estate of Frederick

' This is an appeal by Paul "W. Busse, administrator of the estate of Henry W. Frederick, deceased, from a judgment rendered by the circuit court of Tazewell county, Illinois, in a suit on a claim filed by Jacob H. Williams in the county court of Tazewell county. The Bio Grande Development Co., a corporation, was engaged in selling Texas lands. One Louis Hoffman who resided in Peoria was vice president and treasurer of said corporation. Prospective buyers were taken to Texas on excursions by Hoffman, and, in January, 1931, Henry W. Frederick went to Texas on one of the excursions. On February…