Quayle v. Guild
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court of the First District; the Hon. Theodore D. Murphy, presiding Justice, and the Hon. Geo. W. Pleasants and Hon. J. M. Bailey, Justices. This was a bill in chancery for an account, exhibited in the circuit court of Cook county. The cause was heard before the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding. From the decree rendered in the circuit court an appeal was taken to the Appellate Court of the First District, wherein the decree was affirmed.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court of the First District; the Hon. Theodore D. Murphy, presiding Justice, and the Hon. Geo. W. Pleasants and Hon. J. M. Bailey, Justices. This was a bill in chancery for an account, exhibited in the circuit court of Cook county. The cause was heard before the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding. From the decree rendered in the circuit court an appeal was taken to the Appellate Court of the First District, wherein the decree was affirmed. An appeal was thereupon taken from the Appellate Court to this court. -
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was a bill for an accounting, filed by Alexander Guild, Jr., as administrator of the estate of Henry L. Curran, deceased, against Thomas Quayle and James McKeown, as joint owners and partners with Curran in the ownership and navigation of the brig “ Robert Burns.”
The master in chancery, to whom there had been a reference of the cause to take and state an account, made his report, stating a balance against the defendants of $2200.59. Exceptions filed by both parties to the report were overruled, and a decree for this balance was rendered against the defendants, from which they appealed.
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