Cole v. Littledale
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
On September 29, 1881, Eleanor L. Cole obtained a decree of divorce from appellant in the Superior Court of Cook county on a charge of extreme and repeated cruelty toward her, and upon a further hearing that court, on May 20,1885, decreed alimony to her in the sum of ?50 per month. On October 27, 1887, appellant filed his petition to vacate and set aside the decree for alimony on account of newly discovered evidence of adultery by said Eleanor L. Cole, which he alleged he was unable to obtain at the time of the decree. A demurrer was sustained to that petition and it was dismissed. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cole v. ColeIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Lyon v. RobbinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Horner v. ZimmermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Cole v. ColeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1890
- Goodrich v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
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