Legal Opinion
American Bible Society v. Price
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 7, 1884No. 709PublishedCited by 20 opinions
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Motion to dismiss an appeal from an order of the court below remanding the cause to the State court,
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
This is an appeal from an order remanding a cause which had been removed from a State court. The case is as follows:
Isaac Foreman, a citizen of Illinois, died on the 28th of October, 1878, leaving a will by which, after devising certain property to his wife. Rebecca Foreman for life, he appointed John J. Thomas, Frederick H. Pieper, and Theophilus Harrison, all cit izens of Illinois, Ms executors. After directing Ms executors to convert all Ms property into money, he proceeded as follows:
“ 4th. After the payment of all my just debts, I give and bequeath to my said executors' the sum of two…
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