Legal Opinion
Pruitt v. Jockisch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 30, 1992No. 4-91-0719PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Section 3 of the Wrongful Death Act (Act) states:
“In the event that the only asset of the deceased estate is a cause of action arising under this Act, and no petition for letters of office for his or her estate has been filed, the court, upon motion of any person who would be entitled to a recovery under this Act, and after such notice to the party’s heirs or legatees as the court directs, and without opening of an estate, may appoint a special administrator for the deceased party for the purpose of prosecuting or defending the action.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- State Bank of Lake Zurich v. ThillIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- Hall v. GillinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Rosewell v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Singh v. Air Illinois, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- O'CONNELL v. Pharmaco, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Pasquale v. Speed Products EngineeringIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Bank of New York v. Unknown Heirs & LegateesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
- Bank of New York v. Unknown Heirs and LegateesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
- Pasquale v. Speed Products EngineeringIllinois Supreme Court · 1995