White v. Sherman
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ or Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding.
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Writ or Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elbridge Hanecy, Judge, presiding. This is a bill, filed on April 15,1895, by James H. Swan, trustee of the trust estate created by the will of Francis C. Sherman, deceased, and by the children and grandchildren of said testator, against the plaintiff in error, Catharine M. White, as executrix and sole legatee under the will of thé late Hugh A. White, deceased, for the purpose of compelling the defendant to account for and turn over to said Swan, as such…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
The questions involved in this case relate to the liability of the estate of Hugh A. White, deceased, growing out of his purchase of three hundred shares of railroad stocks with the funds of the Sherman trust estate, and growing out of his collection of commissions upon premiums paid by him for insurance upon the property of the trust estate. Did White, as trustee of the Sherman estate, have the right, or was he authorized, to invest the funds of the estate in the railroad stocks in question? Did White, as such trustee, have the right to appropriate to his own use such commissions so as…
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