Legal Opinion

Baker v. Baker

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1925No. 16140. Appellate Court reversed; circuit court affirmedPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson

By her will Elizabeth Taylor directed the payment of her debts, gave a sum of money to each of six relatives, made the six general legacies a charge against a described piece of real estate, made four specific devises of real estate, disposed of her household goods and personal effects, named Benjamin Baker executor, and by the thirteenth clause made the following gift: “I hereby will and bequeath to the Presbyterian Church at Cooksville, Illinois, the sum of five hundred dollars, the same to be paid out of any moneys or notes which I may have on hand at the time of my death, and all the rest…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. In re Estate of WoodworthCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
  2. Tomlinson v. BuryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
  3. Davis v. . CrandallNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
  4. Blackstone v. BlackstoneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1834
  5. Gardner v. McNealCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1911

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of BermanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
  2. Estate of Betts v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1954
  3. Lenzen v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Lawless v. LawlessAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
  5. Tapp v. MitchellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960

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