Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 6, 1978No. 78-16PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Prior to and on June 3, 1974, Minnie Witte Knuppel was the owner of certain real estate located in Mason County, Illinois, and on that date she granted an option to purchase the real estate to the plaintiffs, Howard and Dorothy McLaughlin, which option was exercisable only at the death of Ms. Knuppel. The option was subscribed and sworn to before Kenneth H. Lemmer, in his capacity as a notary public.
Thereafter, on January 25, 1975, Ms. Knuppel died. When the estate was admitted to probate, Lemmer was appointed as the executor. On…
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- Smiley v. Estate of ToneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
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