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Allen v. Hempstead

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 18, 1910No. Gen. No. 5268PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Motion to set aside appraisement, etc. Appeal from the Circuit ' Court of Kane county; the Hon. Duane J. Carnes, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1909.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell

delivered the opinion of the court.

On August 9, 1901 Ollie M. Halloek died intestate leaving surviving him Arabella Halloek, his widow, and two minor sons. He left a few hundred dollars worth of personal goods and chattels, and $169.20 in the hands of a building and loan association. The widow took possession of all the goods and chattels except the cash in the hands of the building association. If letters of administration had been taken out, she would have taken all of this property on her widow’s award, under the lowest estimate that could have been reasonably…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Farwell v. HustonIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Schlink v. MaxtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  3. Hier v. KaufmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Blake v. State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  5. Whittemore v. ColemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1909

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Molner v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1959
  2. State Ex Rel. Case v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Easton v. FessendenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1940
  4. St. Rose of Lima Congregation v. Estate of HopkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916

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