Rogerson v. Fanning

The history of this litigation may be found in Russell v. Fanning, 2 Ill. App. 632, Russell v. Epler, 10 id. 304, Fanning v. Russell, 21 id. 220, Fanning v. Russell, 94 Ill. 386, Rogerson v. Fanning, 38 Ill. App. 265, and Fanning v. Rogerson, 142 Ill. 478.

Substantially the only question on this appeal is, did the Fannings consent, in fact, to the decree entered in the cause on the 25th day of September, 1885? On its face the decree purported to be by consent, in open court, of Epler, the complainant, and of these appellants or-their predecessors, defendants to the bill and complainants in the…