Elmore v. Johnson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court o'f Cook county; the Hon. Kirk Hawes, Judge, presiding. This is a bill filed in the Superior Court of Cook County, on December 11, 1890, by the appellant'against the appellee and his wife for the purpose of setting aside a deed made by the appellant to the appellee on January 17,188é, conveying to him the west half of lots 6, 9, 20 and 23 in the subdivision of S. i of S. W. i of N. W. i of Sec. 22, Town. 39 N., B. 13 E., etc., in Cook County,…
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Appeal from the Superior Court o'f Cook county; the Hon. Kirk Hawes, Judge, presiding. This is a bill filed in the Superior Court of Cook County, on December 11, 1890, by the appellant'against the appellee and his wife for the purpose of setting aside a deed made by the appellant to the appellee on January 17,188é, conveying to him the west half of lots 6, 9, 20 and 23 in the subdivision of S. i of S. W. i of N. W. i of Sec. 22, Town. 39 N., B. 13 E., etc., in Cook County, said west half consisting of 16 of the 32 sublots into which said lots 6, 9, 20 and 23 were subdivided; also for the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
Appellee testifies, that the deed made to him by appellant, conveying to him the west half of the lots in controversy, was executed by her in pursuance of a previous contract, which she had made with him, in reference to payment for his legal services. He swears, that, by the terms of this contract, she was to pay all the costs and he was to have a contingent fee of one half of what should be recovered both in the suit for alimony, and in the chancery suit in regard to the lots.
The evidence shows, that this contract was .made during the pendency of the legal proceedings which the appellee was…
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