Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Murphy
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 29, 1967No. 40239PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kluczynski
On February 5, 1962, Leo E. Murphy and Sara E. Murphy, his wife, entered into a written agreement as follows:
“1) That we will make and execute with due and legal formalities the following joint and mutual Will devising and bequeathing all property we now own or shall hereafter own jointly, and that we now own or shall hereafter own by either of us as provided in the joint and mutual Will executed hereinafter; and
“2) That the survivor of us will not elect to take against the provisions of said joint and mutual Will.”
Immediately following was their executed joint and mutual will in due and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The People v. McCormickIllinois Supreme Court · 1927
- People v. First National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- The PEOPLE v. SchallererIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re the Estate of LingleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- Grace S. Pyle, a Disabled Adult, by Carolyn Straub, Successor Guardian of Her Estate v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- In Re Estate of AlterIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. BaumIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- Tilg v. Department of RevenueWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979