Volunteers of America v. Peirce
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard E. Burke, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
The question presented for decision in this case is the determination of the rightful claimant to one-sixth of the residuary estate of Sarah A. Hawley. Mrs. Hawley, a widow, executed her will June 25, 1909. She died. April 19, 1910, leaving an- estate of the value of $226,000, and her will was admitted to probate in the probate court of Cook county May 25, 1910. She left surviving her as her next of kin and only heirs-at-law, two sisters, two nephews, a grand-nephew and a grand-niece. By her will she gave to her sister Maria L. Cox $10,000, to her sister Rebecca J. Powers she gave $8000, to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Trustees of Amherst College v. RitchNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- In Re the Accounting of KingNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
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- Heuser v. HarrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Crawford v. Mound Grove Cemetery Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
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