Legal Opinion
Warner v. Gregory
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 1969No. Nos. 17314, 17315, 17322PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, aliens, bring this suit under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, seeking to divest the County of La Salle of property which escheated under Illinois law after the death of Walter Clark. The district court entered judgment for the plaintiffs from which this appeal is taken.
Walter Clark died in 1950, willing all his assets to persons who predeceased him. Under the testamentary laws of the State of Illinois, no kindred having been found, the estate of Walter Clark escheated to La Salle County, Illinois, in 1956. Ill.Rev.Stat. c. 3, § 11, para. 7. After the property escheated,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Modern Dairy Co. v. Department of RevenueIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Wunderle v. WunderleIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- People Ex Rel. Spitzer v. County of La SalleIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by12 opinions
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