Legal Opinion

Collins v. Kinnare

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 15, 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Bill to Yacate an Order of Distribution.—Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1899.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman

Letters of administration were issued from the Probate Court to defendant in error, Kinnare, in the matter of the estate of one Jane Knaefsey, deceased. Proof of heirship was duly made and the administration of the estate proceeded, until at the October term, 1898, of said court, an order of final distribution was entered.

The plaintiff in error claims to be a niece of the deceased. She states that she is a non-resident and had no notice of the death of the intestate nor of the administration upon the estate until about January 17, 1899, three months after the entry of said order of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Propst v. MeadowsIllinois Supreme Court · 1851
  2. Miller v. Trustees of Schools Township 15 North, Range 6 EastIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  3. Bostwick v. SkinnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  4. Weer v. GandIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  5. Freeland v. DazeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1861

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Estate of Mundy v. MundyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1923
  2. Vukmirovich v. BrajeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1938
  3. Knox v. MaherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1929
  4. Dickinson v. HoffmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900

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