Legal Opinion

Fletcher v. Osborn

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 19, 1917No. 11794PublishedCited by 16 opinions

' Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fayette county; the Hon. William B. Wright, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke

Granville V. E. Fletcher died in Fayette county January 20, 1915, at the age of seventy-two years. He left as his only heirs-at-law two uncles—Cyrus N. Fletcher, who lived at St. Elmo, in Fayette county, a brother of the father of deceased, who was then seventy-four years of age, and Gran-ville Osborn, who resided in Ohio, a brother of the mother of deceased. Cyrus N. Fletcher and deceased were not on friendly terms, and according to the testimony of Cyrus had not spoken to one another for more than ten years prior to the death of deceased. No last will and testament was found among…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Geer v. GoudyIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Shackelford v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
  3. Kane v. HudsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Fleming v. DillonIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Gleason v. MannMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
  3. Chambers v. AppelIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  4. Weir v. WeirIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
  5. Aldrich v. AldrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1919

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