Taylor v. Taylor
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. Frank D. Ramsay, Judge, presiding. Appellee, Frank J. Taylor, and his mother, Deborah Taylor, filed their bill in the circuit court of Henry county to set aside certain deeds executed by the appellee to his brother, Albert C. Taylor, appellant, and for other relief.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. Frank D. Ramsay, Judge, presiding. Appellee, Frank J. Taylor, and his mother, Deborah Taylor, filed their bill in the circuit court of Henry county to set aside certain deeds executed by the appellee to his brother, Albert C. Taylor, appellant, and for other relief. John H. Taylor, the father of appellant and appellee, resided in Henry county, Illinois, and died intestate June 4, 1898. He left surviving a widow, Deborah Taylor, who died since this litigation was begun; a daughter, Mary E. Glyde; and three sons, appellant, appellee and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
It is earnestly insisted that the court committed reversible error in permitting appellee to file an amended bill. The basis of this. contention is, that the amended. bill is inconsistent with and contradictory of the original bill, alleges a different state of facts as a ground for recovery, and was not filed until after appellee had testified before the master in support of his bill. The original bill, after setting out the visit of appellant to appellee in California and the representations made by him as to the value of their father’s estate and the amount of the indebtedness of appellee…
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