Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Barnes
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 7, 1985No. 84-127PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buckley
This appeal arises out of a dispute concerning the distribution of proceeds obtained through the prosecution and settlement of a wrongful death action filed under the Michigan Wrongful Death Act (Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. sec. 600.2922 (West Supp. 1985).) The trial court held that Illinois had the most significant contacts with the dispute and therefore Illinois law should control the distribution. However, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (87 Ill. 2d R. 308), the trial court certified the question to this court whether Illinois or Michigan law should apply. We granted leave to appeal.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ingersoll v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Miller v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- In re the Estate of CrichtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
- Crystal v. HubbardMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Mitchell v. United Asbestos Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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- Edwardsville National Bank and Trust Company, Administrator of the Estate of Chadwick Slone v. Marion Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd. v. KitzmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
- Doty v. CareyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
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