Legal Opinion

Whitlock v. Cummings

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 16, 1911No. Gen. No. 5394Published

Error to the Circuit Court of Bureau county; the Hon. R. M. Skinner, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1910.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Willis

delivered the opinion of the court.

William Cnmmings died testate seized of certain real estate in Burean county and left surviving him Marvin S., Melvin S., Byron H., Harvey D. and Orlando W. Cummings, his only children and heirs at law. His will was not admitted to probate. On January 9, 1909, Marvin S., Melvin S. and Byron H., their wives joining, filed a bill in the Circuit Court of said county to partition eight tracts of land of which William Cummings died seized. Among other things the bill alleged that Harvey L. and Jennie E. Cummings, his wife, had executed…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Michael v.MaceIllinois Supreme Court · 1891

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