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KIMBROUGH v. PARKER

Gen. No. 45,412.

344 Ill. App. 483 (1951)

101 N.E.2d 617

Clifton M. Kimbrough, Howard G. Ulvog, Fred Loomer, Jr., Clarence G. Milligan, Ferdy S. Armovich, and All Contestants of the Puritan Church Lottery, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Harrison Parker, Puritan Church, The Church of America, and Jesse L. Stewart, Trading as J.L. Stewart Advertising Company, Defendants. Harrison Parker and Puritan Church, The Church of America, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication November 21, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEPHEN LEE, of Chicago, for appellants.

WILLIAM E. COLLINS, of Rockford, for appellees.

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE KILEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit by five contestants in a puzzle contest conducted under the auspices of defendant Puritan Church. The complaint prayed for imposition of a trust upon the proceeds of the contest, and for related relief. A decree based on a master's report was for the most part in favor of plaintiffs. Defendants Parker and Puritan Church appealed directly to the Supreme Court. The cause was transferred to...

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