Legal Opinion

Brownlie v. Brownlie

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 23, 1932No. 21351. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice DeYoung

Robert B. Brownlie and Angus R. Brownlie filed a bill in the circuit court of Cook county to contest an instrument admitted to record by the probate court of the same county as the last will and testament of Elizabeth Brownlie, deceased. The grounds alleged were lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence, and William Y. Brownlie, individually and as executor and trustee, Flora Rimmer, Mary Johnstone, S. Eleanor Brownlie and Gordon Brownlie were made defendants. Mary Johnstone answered neither admitting nor denying the allegations of the bill while the other defendants answered jointly…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Pyle v. PyleIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Wetzel v. FirebaughIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Keithley v. StaffordIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
  4. Powell v. BechtelIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Stephens v. HoffmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Chicago Daily News, Inc. v. KohlerIllinois Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Chambers v. AppelIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Ginsberg v. GinsbergIllinois Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Simon v. PlotkinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. Geiger v. MerleIllinois Supreme Court · 1935

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