Legal Opinion

Burroughs v. Mefford

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 19, 1944No. 27967. Decree affirmedPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone

This cause is here to review a decree of the circuit court of Crawford county setting aside a deed of Marilyn R. Burroughs to appellant Selena Rousch, conveying an undivided one-fourth interest in certain lands described therein, and personal property also described in the deed.

The facts are as follows: One William Rousch died intestate leaving appellant Selena Rousch, his widow, Emogene Mefford, Elsie Phipps and Frances Guy, his daughters, and appellee, daughter of a deceased son, as his sole heirs-at-law. He owned real estate of a value in the neighborhood of $40,000. In July, 1940,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Seely v. RoweIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Fisher v. BurgielIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
  3. Mors v. PetersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  4. McFarland v. LarkinIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Huiller v. RyanIllinois Supreme Court · 1922

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Curry v. SummerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  2. Greene v. RogersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  3. Schueler v. BlomstrandIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
  4. Tarpoff v. KarandjeffIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  5. In Re Estate of BontkowskiAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003

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