Benton v. Tuttle
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Merritt W. Pinckney, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1911. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitch
This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Cook County, by which a claim of appellants for $2,161.46 against the estate of Susan D. Benton, deceased, was disallowed and dismissed.
It appears from the pleadings and proofs that George C. Benton died in Chicago on July 26, 1902, leaving no children, but leaving a widow named Susan D. Benton. Prior to his death Benton owned in fee, and he and his wife resided upon, the premises known as Mo. 3207 Michigan Avenue. Both Benton and Ms wife were invalids, and in June, 1902, he requested his brother, Alphonso L. Benton, and the wife of the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brokaw v. OgleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Hotchkiss v. BrooksIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- Imhoff v. LipeIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Mix v. KingIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Wilson v. Illinois Trust & Savings BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
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