This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... ground that Indiana's refusal to live at the home of the appellees, or either of them, was well taken. Such refusal would be no defence. But notwithstanding the improper admission of the evidence complained of, the judgment, on that account, can not be reversed. The trial of the case could not, or at ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ... ground that Indiana's refusal to live at the home of the appellees, or either of them, was well taken. Such refusal would be no defence. But notwithstanding the improper admission of the evidence complained of, the judgment, on that account, can not be reversed. The trial of the case could not, or at least should not, have resulted ditferently, had the evidence complained of been excluded. Ve are clearly of the opinion that the appellant, in view of the evidence introduced by himself, could not, in any event, recover on the oral agreement set out in his complaint. At the trial he put in evidence the written contract executed in compromise of the former suit and signed by himself, the appellees and others who were parties to that action. In this contract occurs the following provision respecting said Indiana Castor: " Rhoads to be released and secured by bond from all obligations to take care of Indiana Castor and her child." The bond referred to was alsd ili"od0ed in evidence by the appellant, as follows: " Whereas, on the 26th day of February, 1876, in the case of Nancy J. Jones et al. v. Daniel Rhoads et al., in the circuit court of Montgomery county, to contest the last will of Isaac Castor, deceased; and a_ provision being contained in said will that said Daniel Rhoads should keep and maintain Indiana Castor until she shall become married, or as long as she remains single; and whereas, on said day, a written agreement of compromise was made between the said Daniel Rhoads and the plaintiff, which written agreement is filed in said cause and made part of the record, in which agreement as part thereof, the undersigned, as parties plaintiffs in said suit, agreed that Daniel Rhoads should be released and...
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