Quigly v. Harold
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Iroquois County; the Hon. Alfred Sample, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, P. J.
This was a claim of Catherine Harold against the estate of Michael Mowlan, deceased. It was tried in the Circuit Court, on appeal from the County Court, and Catherine Harold recovered judgment for $438.
The basis of the recovery was the work and labor of appellee while she was a young and unmarried woman, for her uncle, the testator of appellants, at intervals during the year 1864 and subsequent years. It is claimed that appellee, while living in Ireland with her parents, yvho were in comfortable and prosperous circumstances, made a contract with the deceased in his lifetime and when on a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Morton v. RaineyIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- McNutt v. DicksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Estate of KesslerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
- Waterman v. Estate of KirkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1908
- Baker v. MayoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899