Legal Opinion

Boyd v. McConnell

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1904PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren county; the Hon. John A. Gray, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs

This record presents the question whether or not it was correctly ruled by the circuit court that W. T. Campbell and E. J. Blair were competent attesting witnesses to the will of Mary A. Graham, late of Warren county, deceased.

The will contained, among others, the following bequests:

“I devise, give and bequeath to the Monmouth College five hundred dollars ($500.) I give, devisé and bequeath to the Monmouth Hospital five hundred dollars ($500) should the said hospital be in full working condition, receiving and caring for patients, at the time of my decease, if not, the money shall be paid to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. North Chicago Street Railroad v. FitzgibbonsIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  2. Sloan v. SloanIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  3. Bruner v. BattellIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  4. Cook v. GilmoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of RogersNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
  2. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. KinsleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Jones v. GrieserIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  4. O'Brien v. BonfieldIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Smith v. GoodellIllinois Supreme Court · 1913

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