Reports of Cases Determined in the Appellate Courts of Illinois, Volume 175 |
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... claiming money as gift . Where an executor claims money as a gift from the testator , the Probate Court has jurisdiction con- clusively to settle the rights of the parties in interest , by the ex- clusive method of citation , under the ...
... claiming money as gift . Where an executor claims money as a gift from the testator , the Probate Court has jurisdiction con- clusively to settle the rights of the parties in interest , by the ex- clusive method of citation , under the ...
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... claims as a gift from his father , an instrument in evidence recited the father had given the son the money in consideration of certain monthly payments . The father was very old , in poor health , could not read or write , and there ...
... claims as a gift from his father , an instrument in evidence recited the father had given the son the money in consideration of certain monthly payments . The father was very old , in poor health , could not read or write , and there ...
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... claim , on appeal , that there was any supporting evidence , and does not assign any error which raises any question ... claiming to have been wronged by the demeanor and language of the trial judge and seriously Zinser v . Sanitary ...
... claim , on appeal , that there was any supporting evidence , and does not assign any error which raises any question ... claiming to have been wronged by the demeanor and language of the trial judge and seriously Zinser v . Sanitary ...
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... claim of appellant that the damages awarded were excessive . A further study of the evidence has brought us to a different conclu- sion . The verdict is well within the range of the evi- dence . The testimony introduced by appellee ...
... claim of appellant that the damages awarded were excessive . A further study of the evidence has brought us to a different conclu- sion . The verdict is well within the range of the evi- dence . The testimony introduced by appellee ...
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... claim that there was any evidence to support the plea ; and it has assigned no error which raises any question under that plea . It begins its original brief here by stating that appel- lee purchased this land , part of it in 1892 and ...
... claim that there was any evidence to support the plea ; and it has assigned no error which raises any question under that plea . It begins its original brief here by stating that appel- lee purchased this land , part of it in 1892 and ...
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