Legal Opinion

Nicolae Dragan v. John and Sylvia Miller

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 4, 1982No. 81-1903PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The complaint in this diversity case, filed in September 1980, alleges that the plaintiffs are residents of Rumania and the nieces and nephews — and heirs by intestacy — of Walter Dragan; that Dragan died in Illinois in June 1979 at the age of 87, leaving a will that bequeathed his entire property to the defendants; and that the defendants, who are not related to Dragan, had improperly influenced him when he was “ill and enfeebled” to will his property away from the plaintiffs. The complaint asks that the defendants be declared constructive trustees of Dragan’s estate…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Markham v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Farrell v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Sutton v. EnglishSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
  4. Nemeth v. BanhalmiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  5. Ruffing v. GlissendorfIllinois Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by77 opinions

  1. Rienhardt v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  2. Kenneth G. Lloyd v. Irma Loeffler and Alvin F. LoefflerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Jiménez v. Rodríguez-PagánCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
  4. Lois Jones v. Thomas BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  5. Abercrombie v. Andrew CollegeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006

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