Yoe v. McCord
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. E. S. Williams, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was a proceeding, commenced in the county court of Cook county, on the 6th of March, 1873, by Peter L. Yoe, the appellant, as executor, for the probate of the will of John McCord, deceased. The will was admitted to probate by the county court. Andrew McCord, one of the heirs, took an appeal from this order of the county court to the circuit court of Cook county, where, upon trial had, the verdict of the jury was against the will, and judgment was entered accordingly. From which judgment the executor has taken this appeal.
At the trial below, the probate of the will was resisted on two…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Rambler v. TryonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1821
- Wheaton v. WheatonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1831
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