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  "name": "Booker T. Williams, Appellee, v. Dorothy Williams, Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "Williams v. Williams",
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      "Booker T. Williams, Appellee, v. Dorothy Williams, Appellant."
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    "opinions": [
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        "text": "Mr. Justice Kiley\ndelivered the opinion of the court.\nThis is an appeal from an order dismissing defendant\u2019s petition to vacate a divorce decree. No brief was filed by plaintiff in this court.\nThe record discloses the decree was entered November 12, 1940 in favor of plaintiff, providing alimony and attorneys\u2019 fees for defendant in accordance with a stipulation entered into by the parties. Defendant\u2019s cross-complaint was, on motion of defendant\u2019s counsel, withdrawn. The decree discloses that Blaine Gr. Alston of the firm of Ellis & Westbrooks represented defendant at the trial, and at his suggestion in open court, a provision of the stipulation was modified. The decree disposed of the questions of divorce, custody of the child of the parties, and defendant\u2019s alimony rights and attorneys\u2019 fees.\nJuly 26, 1941, a petition was filed by defendant\u2019s sister and \u201cGuardian,\u201d represented by Ellis & West-brooks, seeking to vacate the decree on the ground that defendant was incompetent when the stipulation was signed and her condition known to plaintiff, but unknown to her attorneys; and the petition seeks a hearing on the merits, claiming financial provisions were inadequate; a modification of those provisions and attorneys\u2019 fees. Plaintiff moved to strike the petition on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction to vacate the decree \u201cafter term time.\u201d The trial court sustained the motion to dismiss.\nNo grounds are set forth in the petition to vacate which would justify the court in setting aside, in September of 1941, a decree entered in November, 1940. Sim v. Sim, 247 Ill. App. 321.\nThe order appealed from is affirmed.\nOrder affirmed.\nBurke, J., concurs.\nHebel, P. J., took no part.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Ellis & Westbrooks and Joseph J. Attwell, Jr., of Chicago, for appellant; Joseph J. Attwell, Jr., of Chicago, of counsel.",
      "No appearance for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Booker T. Williams, Appellee, v. Dorothy Williams, Appellant.\nGen. No. 42,240.\nOpinion filed November 17, 1943.\nEllis & Westbrooks and Joseph J. Attwell, Jr., of Chicago, for appellant; Joseph J. Attwell, Jr., of Chicago, of counsel.\nNo appearance for appellee."
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