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  "id": 2831340,
  "name": "Ida Gourley, Appellant, v. Carrie Pierce et al., Appellees",
  "name_abbreviation": "Gourley v. Pierce",
  "decision_date": "1913-08-02",
  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 5,779",
  "first_page": "609",
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    "name_long": "Illinois",
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    "parties": [
      "Ida Gourley, Appellant, v. Carrie Pierce et al., Appellees."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Carnes\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 1213 \u2014errors of which appellant cannot complain. Appellant cannot complain of errors not affecting him.\n2. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 370*\u2014when objection that minor was not represented by guardian ad lit\u00e9m, not preserved. Objection for failure of trial court to appoint a guardian ad litem for minor appellees cannot be first raised in a court of review.\n3. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 1213*\u2014when failure of court to appoint guardian ad litem cannot be complained of. Objection for failure of court to appoint a guardian ad litem cannot be considered when record does not show that appellant was injured thereby.\n4. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 1207*\u2014when appellant cannot assign error that appellees were not represented by guardian ad litem. Rule that adult parties cannot invoke the infancy of another party not represented by guardian ad litem to set aside a decree as to them- . selves applies where the appellant participated in the hearing and there was no evidence introduced to support his case.\n5. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 1016*\u2014when objection to manner of giving instructions, not presented. Objection that court instructed the jury orally, not presented for review when the abstract does not furnish any information with reference thereto.\n6. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 1316*\u2014presumption as to instructions. Instructions will be presumed to have been given in proper form and manner.\n7. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 365*\u2014when objection for laeh of proper issues, not preserved. Objection for lack of proper issues on bill to contest a will cannot be first urged on appeal.\n8. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 711*\u2014when error in forcing case to trial, not shown by the record. Error of court in forcing case to trial in the absence of leading counsel is not shown when the record shows that solicitor of record was present at the trial and no request was made for postponement of trial.\n9. Appeal and ebbob, \u00a7 1437*\u2014when ruling denying application for change of venue, harmless. Ruling of court denying an application for change of venue held harmless when following a ruling denying leave to withdraw the application.\n10. Venue, \u00a7 12*\u2014when consent of coparties necessary for change of. An application by one complainant for a change of venue is properly denied when not joined in or consented to by the other complainants.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Mr. Justice Carnes"
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Geo. W. Huston and Arthur H. Shay, for appellant.",
      "Henman B. Smith and Charles F. Hanson, for appellees."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "Ida Gourley, Appellant, v. Carrie Pierce et al., Appellees.\nGen. No. 5,779.\n(Not to be reported in full.)\nAppeal from the Circuit Court of Grundy county; the Hon. Samuel C. Stough, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1913.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed August 2, 1913.\nStatement of the Case.\nBill by Ida Gourley and others against Carrie Pierce and others to contest a will alleging mental incapacity of the testator and undue influence by the beneficiary defendants. From a decree in favor of defendants, Ida Gourley, one of the complainants, appeals.\nGeo. W. Huston and Arthur H. Shay, for appellant.\nHenman B. Smith and Charles F. Hanson, for appellees.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XIV, same topic and section number."
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  "file_name": "0609-01",
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