Legal Opinion

Donati v. Ginocchio

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 17, 1970No. Gen. 54,455PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a supplemental proceeding filed in Probate on December 28,1967, by the beneficiaries of a testamentary trust created under the Last Will and Testament of Zaverio Tognotti seeking to recover from the estate of Catherine L. Tognotti certain assets which she allegedly held as a life tenant under the will of Zaverio Tognotti, her husband, and requesting an accounting.

The principal issue is whether the shares of stock which Catherine received as a life tenant with the power to convey under her husband’s will and which, along…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cales v. DresslerIllinois Supreme Court · 1924
  2. In re Estate of CashmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Dickinson v. Griggsville National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  4. Western & Southern Indemnity Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1937

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Continental Illinois National Bank & Co. v. BaileyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  2. Thomas v. First National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  3. Gaston v. HamiltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  4. Citizens & Southern National Bank v. PolleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  5. Mitchell v. HendersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978

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