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· 9/15/1876

Quayle v. Guild

Citations

  • 83 Ill. 553

Syllabus

<p>Chancery practice—reference, for account. On bill for an account, where large sums of money are involved in the account, and the business covers a considerable time, and the testimony as to the rights of the parties is conflicting and unsatisfactory, the cause must be referred to a master to render a concise and accurate statement of the account, so that the same may be easily comprehended, and any objection taken passed upon underslandingly.</p>

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  • \We must presume that the testator in this case made his will with a knowledge of [a longstanding rule regarding the disposition of real estate where a widow elects to take against the willl and in the light of the meaning of the words used therein.\
  • \We must presume that the testator in this case made his will with a knowledge of [a longstanding rule regarding the disposition of real estate where a widow elects to take against the will] and in the light of the meaning of the words used therein.\

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