Legal Opinion

Village of Hinsdale v. Chicago City Missionary Society

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1940No. 25942. Decree modified and affirmedPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

A decree of the circuit court of DuPage county construed a deed of Daniel K. Pearsons, conveying six lots in the village of Hinsdale to the village for the purpose of creating a charitable trust. The decree granted relief substantially as sought by the plaintiffs, the village of Hinsdale and the board of library directors of the village, and denied the relief asked by the Chicago Congregational Union, a defendant and also a counter-claimant, and Harry P. Pearsons, a grand-nephew and other heirs-at-law and next of kin of Daniel K. Pearsons, deceased, likewise defendants and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Heuser v. HarrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
  2. Gearhart v. RichardsonOhio Supreme Court · 1924
  3. Franklin v. HastingsIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  4. Board of Education v. City of RockfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Kemmerer v. KemmererIllinois Supreme Court · 1908

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Eychaner v. GrossIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Loring v. Town of KingsleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
  3. First National Bank v. Canton Council of Campfire Girls, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Northern Illinois Medical Center v. Home State BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  5. Thomas v. BryantSupreme Court of Virginia · 1946

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