Maher v. Maher
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles G-. Neeley, Judge, presiding. Mark H. Maher died intestate on February 1, 1896, leaving an estate, real and personal, in Cook county, which was of the value of about $100,000. - On the sixth day of February, 1896, Alzuma L. Maher filed a petition in the probate court of Cook county, alleging she was the lawful widow of the deceased, and was married to him on or about the 25th day of June, 1892, and that they…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Charles G-. Neeley, Judge, presiding. Mark H. Maher died intestate on February 1, 1896, leaving an estate, real and personal, in Cook county, which was of the value of about $100,000. - On the sixth day of February, 1896, Alzuma L. Maher filed a petition in the probate court of Cook county, alleging she was the lawful widow of the deceased, and was married to him on or about the 25th day of June, 1892, and that they lived together as husband and wife until 1895. On the 27th day of February, 1896, Elizabeth B. Maher filed a petition,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
The only question to be determined in this case is whether Jessie E. Kean became and was the common law wife of Mark H. Maher, for if such relation exists as a valid contract of marriage, she became and was his widow, and his subsequent marriages were invalid.
There is no evidence in the record to show that a marriage ceremony was ever performed between Jessie E. Kean and Mark H. Maher. It appears that in the spring of 1884 Jessie E., who was living with her parents in the city of Washington and was employed as a clerk in the treasury department, and who was of age, left the city of Washington…
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