Moore v. Bradenburg
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in chancery. Appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edgar Eldrbdge, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1909. Statement by the Court. This is a bill in chancery filed by Caroline Moore, Frank. Brandenburg, George Brandenburg and Mary Jones, against Catherine Brandenburg, Christian Brandenburg, Ruby Brandenburg and Raymond Brandenburg.
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Bill in chancery. Appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edgar Eldrbdge, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1909. Statement by the Court. This is a bill in chancery filed by Caroline Moore, Frank. Brandenburg, George Brandenburg and Mary Jones, against Catherine Brandenburg, Christian Brandenburg, Ruby Brandenburg and Raymond Brandenburg. The bill was amended and as amended alleges that Peter Brandenburg departed this life intestate at Serena, in La Salle county, on August 16, 1907, leaving surviving him Catherine Brandenburg, his widow, and Christian…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
The only question presented for consideration is, does the bill state a case over which a court of chancery will take jurisdiction? The demurrer is general and special, the special ground of demurrer being that the complainants have a complete and adequate remedy ' at law.
The contention of appellees is that the remedy of complainants is to procure letters of administration on the estate of Peter Brandenburg, and that the proceeding against the defendants, whatever the nature of it might be, should be prosecuted by the administrator; and that under the facts stated in the bill the complainants…
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- Moore v. BrandenburgAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913