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Brown v. GaffneyBrown v. Gaffney

Illinois Supreme Court
Apr 15, 1863
Reporters:
Mr. Chief Justice

Catón delivered the opinion of the Court:

In our former opinion ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍in this case our views are expressed and have undergone no change. We now see, however, that in the amount allowed Brown, is ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍not included the moneys which he advanced to Gaffney with which to go to California. This, in equity, we think, should be allowed, ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍as if expressly stated in the written obligation, and such was no doubt the intention of the parties. It is probable that ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍this was inadvertently overlooked in the court below, as it was in this court on the first hearing.

The decree is reversed and the ‍​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‍suit remanded, with instructions to make the allowance as above suggested.

Decree reversed.

Case Details

Case Name: Brown v. Gaffney
Court Name: Illinois Supreme Court
Date Published: Apr 15, 1863
Citation: 32 Ill. 251
Court Abbreviation: Ill.
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