Shepard v. Speer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oliver H. Horton, Judge presiding. This was a hill in equity, brought by Henry M. Shepard, ■ as administrator cle bonis non, with the will annexed, of the estate of Charles W. Eicketson, deceased, against James P. Speer and others.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Oliver H. Horton, Judge presiding. This was a hill in equity, brought by Henry M. Shepard, ■ as administrator cle bonis non, with the will annexed, of the estate of Charles W. Eicketson, deceased, against James P. Speer and others. It is alleged in the bill that Eicketson died in Pennsylvania, in September, 1866; that William Phillips was appointed administrator of his estate by the Orphans’ Court of Alleghany county; that Benjamin 3?. Quimby was appointed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This bill, as will be observed, was brought by the administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of the estate of Charles W. Ricketson, and as such administrator he seeks to take the further settlement of the estate out of the hands of the probate court of Cook county and place it in a court of-equity. It appears from the bill that all the property belonging to the estate has been converted into money, and a distribution has been made of a part thereof, and the remainder is in the hands of the administrator for distribution, and while the bill contains many allegations, "the main…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Harding v. ShepardIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Crain v. KennedyIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
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