Bracken v. Block

Plaintiff Urban Bracken appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendants, George E. Block and Harris Trust & Savings Bank, co-executors of the estate of Alice Leahy. Plaintiff filed this suit to recover one-half the proceeds from the sale of the home where Alice Leahy resided during her lifetime.

The parties submitted this case to the trial court on cross-motions for summary judgment, agreeing that the material facts are not in dispute. John Leahy and Alice Leahy were brother and sister, both unmarried, who lived together and who held all their property in common. When John…