Allinson v. Pierson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene county; the Hon. E. S. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Greene county dismissing for want of equity a bill which sought to have reviewed and set aside a previous decree of the same court dismissing a bill to contest the will of Caroline A. Morfoot, a resident of Greene county, who died on December 11, 1908. Her will was admitted to probate on January 18, 1909, and Ornan Pierson, who was named as executor, administered the estate, making final settlement and receiving his discharge from the county court in June, 1910. On September. 29, 1915, the bill to contest her will was filed by appellant,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ruckman v. AlwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Ferris v. McClureIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
- Coultas v. GreenIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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- Awotin v. AbramsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941