Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Mooney
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 7, 1983No. 82-816PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
Thomas E. Mooney died on October 26, 1980, leaving a will in which he left property to two charities, to his brother John, and to his sister Mary. The decedent’s sister Agnes Mooney was bequeathed a nominal sum of $100. Agnes Mooney filed a petition to contest the will in the circuit court of Will County, alleging that her brother John unduly influenced the decedent in the execution of the will, or in the alternative, that the decedent lacked testamentary capacity at the time the will was executed. The circuit court jury returned a general verdict finding for the contestant, Agnes Mooney. The…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brown v. Decatur Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
- In Re the Will of PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Knudson v. KnudsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
- Shevlin v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Butler v. O'BRIENIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
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