Legal Opinion

Ogle v. Ogle

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 23, 1979No. 14977PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills

Wül construction.

The court below — on the pleadings — found that the provisions of the wül did not cover the events that occurred and that the laws of intestacy must govern.

The trial judge was correct.

We affirm.

Oscar Smith died suddenly of a stroke on April 10,1977, and his wife, Alma, died 15 days later from a lingering cancer ülness. The following dispositive provisions were contained in their reciprocal wiHs:

“SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath aU of my estate, real, personal and mixed wheresoever situated to my wife, ALMA I. SMITH, if she [my husband, OSCAR H. SMITH, if he] shall survive…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Orme v. Northern Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Stuart v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Bradshaw v. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  4. In Re Estate of BlansettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  5. Waxenberg v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Alan Falconer v. William F. Meehan and William F. Meehan, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  2. In Re Estate of SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. Feeney, S. v. FeeneySupreme Court of Virginia · 2018

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