Legal Opinion

Eldredge v. Palmer

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Edgar county; the Hon. H. VanSellar, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

On December 27, 1897, James Elledge executed a deed to appellee John C. Palmer of a lot, with a brick residence thereon, on North Central avenue, in Paris, Edgar county, and in payment therefor Palmer gave Elledg$1000, and by his direction conveyed to Jane O’Hair a house and lot on Jefferson avenue, in said city. A year afterward, on December 19, 1898, the appellant, Otis Elredge, was appointed conservator for Elledge, and thereafter filed his bill in equity in this case to set aside the deed so executed to Palmer, charging that Elledge was in his dotage and of unsound mind and memory; that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Scanlan v. CobbIllinois Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hassey v. Williams, Et Ux.Supreme Court of Florida · 1937
  2. Jordan v. KirkpatrickIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Chilvers v. HuenemoerderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1928
  4. Jordan v. KirkpatrickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1911

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