Legal Opinion

In re the Will of Tuller

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1875PublishedCited by 43 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Joseph W. Cochran, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon

This is an appeal by Lydia A. Cole, residuary devisee and legatee under the will of Esther E. Tuller, deceased, from the order and judgment of the circuit court of Peoria county, refusing to admit said will to probate, such order and judgment having been made on appeal in reversal of an order of the county court admitting the will to probate.

The facts are, that Esther E. Tuller, on the 20th day of May, 1869, made and published her will, she being then a widow, and having at the time, living, three children by a former marriage, all of whom are still in full life.

Afterwards, on the 2d of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dash v. Van KleeckNew York Supreme Court · 1811
  2. Inhabitants of Somerset v. Inhabitants of DightonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1815
  3. Tyler v. TylerIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
  4. Brush v. WilkinsNew York Court of Chancery · 1820
  5. Thompson v. AlexanderIllinois Supreme Court · 1849

3Cited by43 opinions

  1. People ex rel. McCullough v. Deutsche Evangelisch Lutherische Jehovah Gemeinde Ungeaenderter Augsburgischer ConfessionIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Naab v. SmithWyoming Supreme Court · 1940
  3. Garrick v. ChamberlainIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  4. McAnnulty v. McAnnultyIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Stewart v. VandervortWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1890

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