Legal Opinion

Davies v. Jacobs

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 27, 1972No. 55254PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lyons

This is an appeal from orders of the Circuit Court of Cook County denying the will of Forrest B. Davies admission to probate (Order of April 1, 1970) and denying the subsequent motion of Tage Joranson, named as executor in the will, to vacate the order of April 1. Appellant has raised numerous issues in his brief, however all save one arise from matters occurring subsequent to the filing of the notice of appeal and are therefore not cognizable by this court. (See Shapiro v. DiGuilio (1968), 95 Ill.App.2d 184, 237 N.E.2d 771.) The sole issue which we may consider is whether the Circuit Court…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Shapiro v. DiGuilioAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  2. In Re Will of BarrieIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Noesen v. ErkenswickIllinois Supreme Court · 1921

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of DicksonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  2. Estate of EgleeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1978
  3. In re Estate of FrakesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
  4. In re Estate of BrewerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
  5. Bertoglio v. DicksonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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