Shapiro v. Chernoff

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought by two of the three children of Yetta Strauss, now deceased, to recover contribution from their sister, Rose Chernoff, for money expended in support of their indigent mother prior to her death. The complaint was dismissed with prejudice for failure to state a cause of action, and plaintiffs appeal.

Plaintiffs’ amended complaint aUeges that from May 1, 1963, until her death in 1969, Yetta Strauss was nearly totaUy dependent upon her children for support and maintenance, that during that period plaintiffs…