Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Clem

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 23, 1920No. 13457PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Macon county; the Hon. William K. Whitfield, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Cartwright

The appellant, James C. Mitchell, made a deed of property in Decatur on December 16, 1913, to Naomi Clem, whom he afterward married, and she died intestate on March 24, 1916, leaving as her heir-at-law Minnie Clem, her daughter by a previous marriage with the appellee Charles Clem, from whom she had obtained a divorce. Minnie Clem was afterward married to the appellee Tyner Stockwell, and she died leaving as her heirs-at-law her husband, Tyner Stockwell, and her father, Charles Clem, the divorced husband. After the death of Minnie Stockwell, which occurred on February 20, 1918, the appellant…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wilson v. CookIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Jordan v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
  3. St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago Railroad v. MathersIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Wipfler v. WipflerMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Stevenson v. CrapnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1885

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Vock v. VockIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Niland v. KennedyIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Brelsford v. StollAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940
  4. Mid States Vending Service, Inc. v. C.A.P., Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. Redmond v. GillisIllinois Supreme Court · 1931

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