Bonney v. Bonney
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oE Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. WindEs, Judge, presiding.
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Writ oE Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. WindEs, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery filed by Margaret A. Bonney against Lawton C. Bonney on the 31st day of December, 1900, in the circuit court of Cook county, to set aside and cancel a certain release bearing date December 19, 1899, whereby Margaret A. Bonney waived any and all claim which she had against Lawton C. Bonney by reason of his having taken possession of and disposed of $30,000 worth of the bonds of the Chicago…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
The first reason urged as ground for affirming the judgment of the Appellate Court is, that Margaret A. Bonney was in such mental condition that she did' not understand the nature of the transaction in which she was, engaged at the time she executed said release on the 19th day of December, 1899, and that for want of mental capacity to execute said release it was void. This contention is without force. All of the witnesses who testified upon the subject stated that Mrs. Bonney was competent to do business at the time she signed said release, and Mrs. Bonney admitted she fully understood the…
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- Eberstein v. WilletsIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Kerting v. HiltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
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- Killean v. BeaupreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914