Legal Opinion

Alward v. Woodard

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1924No. 15222PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Duncan

Benjamin Alward died testate in Fulton county on October 20, 1896, leaving him surviving Eliza Alward, his widow, to whom.by the third clause of his will he gave for her natural life all of his property, except certain specific devises to his children, with full power to sell and dispose of and convey such parts of his real estate as she might deem necessary to carry out the provisions of his will, and she was named executrix without bond. He also left surviving him ten children: Harriet J. Alward (now Harriet J. Woodard) ; Eliza A. Alward, adjudged insane, for whom Carrie Alward was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pigg v. CarrollIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Galbraith v. McLainIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Donough v. GarlandIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Baker v. Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1901
  5. Mires v. LaubenheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Dill v. WidmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Williams v. SwangoIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Greene v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
  4. First National Bank v. King Edward's Hospital FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 1954
  5. Mortimer v. MortimerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972

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