Legal Opinion

Baker v. Baker

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1903PublishedCited by 29 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the-Hon. R. W. Clifford, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin

Appellant prosecutes this appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Cook county sustaining the last will and testament of James E. Baker, deceased, on his bill to contest the same. The grounds upon which it was sought to set aside the will were want of testamentary capacity in the testator, and that he was unduly influenced in making the same by Caroline B. Kuehn, James E. Baker, Edward B. Lathrop and Frederick M. Atwood, named therein as legatees, trustees and executors, the allegation being that they “falsely represented to the testator that the complainant was incapable of managing his.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Schneider v. ManningIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Craig v. SouthardIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Stunz v. StunzIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Slingloff v. BrunerIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Holloway v. GallowayIllinois Supreme Court · 1869

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Alford v. BennettIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Grosh v. AcomIllinois Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Garrus v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Wright v. UpsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Walker v. StruthersIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

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