Legal Opinion
Geiger v. Geer
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1946No. 29781. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilson
A decree of the circuit court of Lee county construed the second section of the last will and testament of John L. Geiger, deceased. From that decree, his son, Thomas L. Geiger, prosecutes this appeal, a freehold being necessarily involved.
John L. Geiger, a resident of the town of Nelson, in Lee county, died testate on August 31, 1908, leaving surviving as his only heirs-at-law his widow, Anna L. Geiger, and their three children, Nellie Geer, Thomas L. and Walter W. Geiger. The testator’s estate consisted of considerable real estate as well as a substantial amount of personal property. Thomas…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Kellett v. ShepardIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Lachenmyer v. GehlbachIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Cahill v. MichaelIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
- Black v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Glaser v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Barnhart v. BarnhartIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
- Schechter v. Balay (In Re Balay)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- Christison v. Slane (In Re Silldorff)District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1989
- Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. ShellabergerIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
- Altemeier v. HarrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
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