Bartholow v. Davies
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding,
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
James U. Borden, a bachelor ninety-five years old, died intestate on July n, 1914. A bill in equity was soon after filed by the appellants in the circuit court of Cook county against Lillian F. Davies, which was afterward amended joining a number of other defendants. The amended bill, alleged, in substance, that the complainants and the defendants, except Lillian E. Davies, are the heirs of James U. Borden; that he was of unsound mind continuously for the last fifteen years of his life; that Lillian E. Johnston lived in his home for many years and by cunning devices obtained an ascendancy…
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