Legal Opinion
Sims v. Powell
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1945No. 28613. Decree affirmedPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice; Wilson
delivered the opinion of the court:
Ruth Crisp Sims, a resident of Chicago, died intestate June io, 1943. She left surviving, as her heirs-at-law, her husband, Walter Sims, her mother, Hattie Powell, and ten brothers and sisters. July 2, 1943, Walter Sims was appointed administrator of the estate of his deceased wife. Shortly thereafter, on July 15, he sued out a citation in the probate court of Cook county against Hattie Powell and four others to recover property. From the citation it appears that in a verified petition (not incorporated in the record) Sims charged the.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Charles E. Harding Co. v. HardingIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
- Bergman v. RhodesIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
- Krieger v. KriegerIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Johnson v. NelsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
- Wilson v. ProchnowIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by14 opinions
- James v. JamesIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
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- Arnold v. Leahy Home Building Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- City of Des Plaines v. Scientific MacHinery Movers, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- In Re Estate of GarrettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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