Legal Opinion

Patterson v. Patterson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1911PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. W. G. Cochran, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Moultrie county, entered on October 26, 1910, in a suit brought by W. J. Patterson and others, appellants, against B. W. Patterson, (individually and as executor of the last will and testament of Margaret Patterson, deceased,) and Margaret Underwood, appellees.

The undisputed facts upon which the suit is predicated are as follows: On March 11, 1876, William M. Patterson, how deceased, was the owner of several tracts of land in Moultrie county, including the following: The west half of the south-west quarter of section 7, containing about…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stickney v. GoudyIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Reeve v. StrawnIllinois Supreme Court · 1852
  3. Freeland v. DazeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1861
  4. Catholic Bishop v. ChiniquyIllinois Supreme Court · 1874

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. American Federation of Technical Engineers v. La JeunesseIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  2. County of Cook v. BarrettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  3. David v. SchiltzIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Peterson v. YacktmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1960
  5. Tope v. TopeIllinois Supreme Court · 1938

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