People v. Griffith
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Lewis Rinaker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This is an appeal by the People from a judgment of the county court of Cook county fixing inheritance taxes upon certain property owned by Merritt E. Sanford at the time of his death. He died in Chicago October 28 1906. At that time, and for a number of years immediately prior thereto, he was a resident of Oneida county, New York. During the last fourteen years of his life he had spent a considerable portion of his time in Chicago where he stayed at the home of his sister, Jennie Sanford Griffith. His will was admitted to probate in Cook county on the petition of said sister, and also…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Blackstone v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Matter of Estate of SwiftNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Eidman v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- In Re the Appraisal for Taxation of the Property of BronsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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