Ferns v. Chapman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appear from the Circuit Court of Christian county; the Hon. S. L. Dwight, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand
This was a bill in chancery filed in the circuit court of Christian county on the fifth day of November, 1902, by Thomas F. Ferns, conservator of the person and' estate of Alexander M. Cheney, against Theodore S. Chapman, executor and trustee under the last will of Prentiss D. Cheney, deceased, and others, to cancel and set aside as a cloud upon the title of said Alexander M. Cheney a certain deed bearing date May 3, 1892, executed by said Alexander M. Cheney to said Prentiss D. Cheney, whereby the said Alexander M. Cheney granted, bargained and sold to said Prentiss D. Cheney all his right,…
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