Legal Opinion
Emery v. Emery
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1927No. 16565. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
W. H. Emery, Jr., and Albert I. Ullmann, as surviving trustees under the will of Mary A. Emery, deceased, filed a bill in the circuit court of DuPage county praying the court to construe the will of the testatrix and to instruct the trustees in regard to their duties. Answers having been filed, the cause was heard and the court entered a decree construing the will and instructing the trustees, to review which the children of John T. Emery, who was one of the beneficiaries named in the will, have sued out a writ of error.
Mary A. Emery executed her will on December 14, 1905, and died on May 12,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Blagge v. MilesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1841
- Funk v. EgglestonIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Richards v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
- Lee v. SimpsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Meacham v. SteeleIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Rettig v. ZanderIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
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- Crittenden v. LytleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
- Grabbe v. St. Vincent's HomeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Northern Trust Co. v. MoscatelliAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
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