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In Re Estate of Stahl

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 27, 1973No. 58162PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sullivan

Petitioner Ursula Stahl filed a petition in the Estate of Leonard Stahl, deceased, requesting:

1. the revocation of Letters of Administration issued to the Public Administrator and the issuance of Letters of Administration De Bonis Non to her as common-law widow and sole surviving heir of decedent, and

2. a declaration that the contents of a certain safety deposit box pass to her outside the estate.

Following a hearing, held without a jury the court found, inter alia:

1. that petitioner was not the wife and is not the widow of the decedent, Leonard Stahl, and

2. that she had no interest in the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Suchy v. HajicekIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
  2. Richardson v. RichardsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  3. In Re Estate of WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Peirce v. PeirceIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Corder v. Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Etienne v. DKM Enterprises, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1982
  2. In Re Estate of ElsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  3. Estate of PoliquinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. Laikola v. Engineered ConcreteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  5. In Re Estate of WittmondAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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