Legal Opinion
Daniels v. Brooks
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1941No. 26109. Decree affirmedPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gunn
Appellants, William Daniels, W. A. Wetherford, Elmer L. Wetherford and Frances Lawhorn, filed their complaint in equity in the circuit court of Marion county, claiming to own certain real estate in said county as heirs-at-law of Stephen E. Daniels, deceased. The object of the complaint is to construe the devises made in his will to the Salvation Army void for uncertainty, and to declare the title in the heirs of Stephen E. Daniels.
The essential portions of the will of Stephen E. Daniels, which was admitted to probate April 28, 1930, are as follows: “First: It is my will that all my just debts…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Woman's Union Missionary Society of America v. MeadIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Hitchcock v. Board of Home MissionsIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
- Kemmerer v. KemmererIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- Dickson v. New York Biscuit Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Crozier v. HoytIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re Estate of TomlinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Shelton v. First National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Rauschkolb v. RuedigerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945