Legal Opinion

Slatts v. Estate of Bernstein

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 5, 1918No. Gen. No. 23,635PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. David P. Hatchett, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely

By this appeal William C. Slatts seeks to have reversed the order of the Circuit Court sustaining a demurrer to his amended petition, which went to the Circuit Court on appeal from the Probate Court.

The material facts seem to be that on February 26, 1906, one Charles H. Seaman began a suit of replevin in the County Court of Cook county against David L. Ettelson and Flora Bernstein, administrators to collect of the estate of David M. Bernstein, deceased, plaintiff claiming that Bernstein in his lifetime had taken a certain diamond ring belonging to plaintiff and withheld possession thereof.…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Bartlett v. Second Judicial District CourtMontana Supreme Court · 1896
  2. In re Estate of WincoxIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Wheeler v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1905
  4. People ex rel. Bulkley v. SalomonIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Leamon v. McCubbinIllinois Supreme Court · 1876

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Dow v. McArthurAppellate Court of Illinois · 1926

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