Legal Opinion

Brainard v. Brainard

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 28, 1913PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henderson county; the Hon. Harry M. Waggoner, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Cooke

Charles Henry Brainard died at his home in Henderson county on March 25, 1912, leaving. him surviving Minerva R. Brainard, his widow, and Charles Ashael Brainard, Elmira E. Epperly and William Henry Brainard, his children, as his only heirs-at-law. Afterwards an instrument was admitted to probate by the county court of Henderson county as and for his last will and testament. By this will, which was dated December 1, 1911, the testator devised to his wife, for and during her natural life, a lot in the village of Kirkwood, in Warren county, as a homestead, and directed that there be set off to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Roe v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
  2. Egbers v. EgbersIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Carpenter v. CalvertIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
  4. Norton v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
  5. Webster v. YortyIllinois Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Wisner v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  2. Peters v. CattIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  3. Estate of BrownIdaho Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Teter v. SpoonerIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Hockersmith v. CoxIllinois Supreme Court · 1950

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