Grau v. Dooley

This appeal concerns a claim against the estate of the late James A. Dooley, a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, who died intestate on March 5, 1978, in Bal Harbour, Florida. Decedent’s widow, Virginia P. Dooley, was appointed administrator on March 10,1978. On September 8, 1978, Lorraine Jensen Grau, a longtime friend and employee of decedent, filed a claim against the estate for delivery of 13,000 shares of the capital stock of Farmers Group, Inc. This claim was based on an “Assignment Separate From Certificate” which Grau stated decedent had executed and delivered to her shortly…