Legal Opinion

Jorn v. Tallett

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 26, 1950No. Gen. 10,397PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bristow

This appeal comes from the circuit court of Lake county, Illinois and questions the propriety of a decree entered by the court after a trial without a jury sustaining the validity of the will of Albert Jorn, Sr., which was executed on August 7, 1947 and admitted to probate on August 5, 1948.

The complaint filed in this case charged that the testator did not have the mental capacity to know the extent of his property and the natural objects of his bounty and that at the time of the execution of his last will, he was under the undue influence of one Anne E. Bushman.

Albert Jorn, Sr. executed the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Creamer v. BivertSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
  2. Potter v. JonesOregon Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Martin v. ThayerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Owen v. CrumbaughIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Mullins v. CottrellMississippi Supreme Court · 1866

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Spitz v. BrickhouseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1955
  2. Village of Glencoe v. JacksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  3. Brown v. LyonsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1954
  4. Hood Construction Corp. v. Clark-Randolph Property, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1952
  5. People v. PorterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966

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