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In Re Estate of Kane

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 22, 1961No. Gen. 48,328PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE KILEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order denying the executor’s petition for admission of a will to probate. The petition was dismissed on the ground urged by the decedent’s widow that “the residence and domicile of the deceased at the time of his demise was Tucson, Arizona.”

Assuming, but not deciding, decedent’s domicile at the time of his death was in Arizona, the question is whether probate in Illinois was properly denied.

Our Supreme Court in Chicago Terminal Transfer R.R. Co. v. Winslow, 216 Ill. 166, 173, 74 N.E. 815 (1905), states: “While…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Furst v. BradyIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Chicago Terminal Transfer Railroad v. WinslowIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  3. People Ex Rel. Housing Authority v. HurseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
  4. In Re Estate of HinshawAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
  5. Kolb v. NielsenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. General Finance Corp. v. HansenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
  2. Mitchell v. CloyesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  3. Turner v. Orthopedic and Shoulder Center, S.C.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2017

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