Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Hoyman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 20, 1960No. Gen. 48,030PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCHWARTZ
delivered the opinion of the court.
On November 27, 1959, the Probate court of Cook county entered an order ex parte allowing Aaron Soble, respondent, $15,000 as attorney’s fees for defending the will contest of Hoyman v. The Northern Trust Company, et al. This appeal involves the propriety of that order and the refusal of the trial court to vacate the order and to hear the matter on its merits. We will in this opinion refer to Hoyman as petitioner and to Soble as respondent.
On December 3, 1959, petitioner presented a petition to vacate the order and charged among…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Randall v. . PackardNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Metheny v. BohnIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- In Re Estate of JamesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
- Martin v. Central Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1927
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- Wolder v. WolderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1961
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