Cribben v. Cribben
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. This is a bill in chancery, for the partition of certain real estate of which one Bridget Cribben died seized. It appears from the bill that she died testate, in Cook county, July 24, 1861, owning the premises sought to be partitioned, and leaving appellant, her husband, and appellees, Winifred and Peter J. Cribben, only children, surviving her.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. This is a bill in chancery, for the partition of certain real estate of which one Bridget Cribben died seized. It appears from the bill that she died testate, in Cook county, July 24, 1861, owning the premises sought to be partitioned, and leaving appellant, her husband, and appellees, Winifred and Peter J. Cribben, only children, surviving her. By her will she devised to said children the premises in question, and bequeathed to them and her husband certain shares of stock, and all the household furniture,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
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It is insisted, first, that the court below erred in decreeing that the dower of Richard Cribben is barred by statute; and second, that the court below erred in depriving said Richard Cribben of his estate of homestead.
On the first point it is admitted that no renunciation of the will of his deceased wife was made, or attempted to be made, by appellant, but it is insisted that no such renunciation was necessary in order to preserve the dower rights of appellant.; The first point attempted to he made is, that the will “did noir actually provide anything for her husband.” This assertion is…
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