Legal Opinion
Kirk v. Kirk
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 20, 1927No. 17793. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
The circuit court of Lake county having sustained a demurrer to a bill of complaint filed by Ella M. Kirk against Mary E. Kirk and others, dismissed the bill for want of equity, and the complainant appealed.
The allegations of the bill show that George Kirk died on November 19, 1898, leaving a widow, Jane Kirk, and his heirs, Samuel Kirk, his son, and Mary E. Kirk, Elizabeth M. Hauser and Allie K. Porter, his daughters. By his will, which was admitted to probate on December 28, 1898, he devised his real estate in equal parts to his widow and heirs, nominating his widow as executrix and giving…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Seymour v. FreerSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Freer v. LakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- Lorillard v. . SilverNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Schneider v. SeibertIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- Williams v. WiggandIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
3Cited by6 opinions
- Clarke v. ClarkeIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
- Hartman v. HartmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Old Salem Chautauqua Ass'n v. Illinois District Council of the Assembly of GodIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
- Rubin v. BartelIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Shaw v. AugustMichigan Supreme Court · 1934
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