Claffy v. Farrell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the County Court of Lake county; the Hon. DeWitt L. Jones, Judge, presiding. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Carnes
delivered the opinion of the court.
William E. Farrell, a resident of Lake county, died intestate March 14, 1894, leaving Catherine Farrell, his widow, and Edward Farrell and Mary Farrell, his minor children and only heirs at law. He left household furniture valued at $15 and other chattel property valued at $75, and was at the time of his death the equitable owner of 143 acres of land in said county, the legal title to which was in Thomas Claffy as security for an indebtedness of $2,000, subject to a prior mortgage incumbrance of $4,000. Letters of administration…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Page v. People ex rel. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Ure v. UreIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
- Hartman v. SchultzIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Austin v. BainterIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Schaeffer v. ArderyIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Claffy v. FarrellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1915