Legal Opinion

Oliver v. Crook

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 14, 1943No. Gen. No. 42,079PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scanlan

A chancery proceeding in which plaintiff claims to have received as a gift from James B. McMurdie, deceased, during his lifetime, the contents of a safety deposit box. The complaint charges that Isabelle Crook, as administratrix of the estate of McMurdie, deceased, obtained possession of the contents of the box, has withheld the contents from plaintiff, and has stated that she proposes to distribute the contents to herself, Henrietta Springer, Joseph McMurdie and Grace Campbell, as the heirs of McMurdie; that the administratrix has sold the jewelry contained in the box and has perhaps sold…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Halstead v. GrinnanSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Telford v. PattonIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  3. The People v. SmallIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Cottrell v. GersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Roby v. ColehourIllinois Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Carlson v. Bankers Trust Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1951
  2. In Re Estate of StahlAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  3. In Re Estate of ToigoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
  4. Ordahl v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1948
  5. Samuel v. Northern Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975

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