Legal Opinion

Hull v. Hull

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 18, 1918No. 12453PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of DeWitt county; the Hon. George A. SENTEL, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

Joshua C. Hull died on March 22, 1913, leaving Adeline Hull, his widow, and Emmett K. -Hull, Minnie A. Samuels, Edna V. Duzan, Sherman G. Hull and Anna J. Argo, his children and heirs-at-law. By his will he devised to his wife, Adeline Hull, all his property, real and personal, after the pajunent of debts and funeral expenses, for her use during her lifetime. The remainder after the life estate was disposed of as follows:

“Third—At the death of my said wife, Adeline Hull, I give, devise and bequeath unto the bodily heirs of my nephew, Herbert Hughes Hull, (x/6) one-sixth of my entire estate;…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Scofield v. OlcottIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Lachenmyer v. GehlbachIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Ætna Life Insurance v. HoppinIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  4. Summers v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1889

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Gridley v. GridleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Eckardt v. OsborneIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
  3. Spicer v. MossIllinois Supreme Court · 1951

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