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      "Margaretha Meyer v. Charles G. M. Meyer."
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        "text": "Mr. Presiding Justice Gary\ndelivered the opinion of the Court.\nIn this case we are asked to review and reverse the decision of the judge of the Circuit Court, made upon the testimony of a great many witnesses whom he saw and heard, and of the value of whose testimony he had therefore much better opportunity to form a correct judgment than we have. Rackley v. Rackley, 151 Ill. 332. And we find that the appellant in asking us to reverse that decision is very largely proceeding upon an erroneous theory, which is, that what the appellant herself said in explanation of appearances upon her person and clothing, , which seemed to be .the result of recent causes, was competent evidence corroborat-. ing her testimony as to what those causes were.\nSince our decision to the contrary in Elguth v. Grueska, 57 Ill. App. 193, the decision by the Supreme Court in Springfield Con. Ry. v. Welsch, 155 Ill. 511, seems to trench upon the rule; but the declaration there was of no material consequence, because, whether the motorman could not stop the car because of some defect in machinery or his own incompefcency, or because of his own negligence, the liability of the railway was the same.\nAnd it makes no difference that evidence of what she said was admitted with or without objection to it. A decree is \u25a0 assumed to be based only upon the competent evidence in the record. Treleaven v. Dixon, 119 Ill. 548.\nThe appellant filed this bill for a divorce upon the charge of extreme and repeated cruelty by the appellee. The court, after a full hearing, dismissed the bill, and the decree is affirmed. Nobody would be the better for a recapitulation of the testimony. Affirmed.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Hiram H. Cody & Sons and Leonard Goodwin, attorneys for appellant.",
      "John H. Hill, attorney for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "Margaretha Meyer v. Charles G. M. Meyer.\n1. Evidence\u2014Statements of Parties.\u2014The statements of an applicant for divorce to third persons, in explanation of appearances upon her person and clothing, which appeared to be the result of recent causes, is not competent evidence, corroborating her testimony as to what those causes were.\nDivorce.\u2014Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Oliver H. Horton, Judge, presiding.\nHeard in this court at the March term, 1896.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed April 27, 1896.\nHiram H. Cody & Sons and Leonard Goodwin, attorneys for appellant.\nJohn H. Hill, attorney for appellee."
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