Voris v. Sloan
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. J. W. Cochran, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in equity, filed by Sophia Sloan and Christiana Sloan, against Samuel Voris. The object of the bill and the facts of the case appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
On the 26th day of April, 1850, George Morton conveyed to Francis and Samuel Voris, as trustees, for his daughter, Christiana Morton, in consideration of natural love and affection for his daughter Christiana, and one dollar, the whole of block 103, in Morton, Voris and Lavilie’s addition to the city of Peoria, “to have and to hold the said premises, with the appurtenances, unto "the said parties of the second part, or the survivors of them, in trust, for the benefit, use and behoof solely of the said Christiana Morton and the heirs of her body, forever; and upon the decease of the said…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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