Legal Opinion

Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church v. Field

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 1890PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. John J. G-lenn, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

This is a bill filed on April 30, 1884, in the Circuit Court of Henry County by James Field and Emma Field of said county, claiming to be the only children and heirs at law of James Field, deceased, against James Ward “named as executor” in the will of said James Field deceased, The Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated under the general laws of Ohio, The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Northwestern Branch of the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, for the purpose of having certain devises in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. LawrenceIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Strubher v. BelseyIllinois Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. First Congregational Church v. PageIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Philip Gollner Co. v. GilletteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1919
  3. Balsay v. ConteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1931

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