Legal Opinion

Gustin ex rel. Atwood v. Bryden

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 19, 1917No. Gen. No. 6,359PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago county; the Hon. Arthur H. Frost, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibell

Mrs. Delia A. Atwood died testate on August 21, 1913. Her funeral was held on August 24,1913. R. E. Gustin, an undertaker, furnished the casket, hearse, carriages, etc., and conducted the funeral and the burial. His bill therefor was $226. Hiram H. Atwood, husband of the deceased, paid the bill by his check on that day or the next. On November 10, 1913, a claim for said funeral expenses was filed in the County Court in the name of Gustin against the estate of Delia A. Atwood, deceased, except that the amount was stated at $233. On September 19, 1914, an assignment of said claim by Gustin to…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Hackett v. SmelsleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  2. Martin v. RobsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
  3. Smyley v. ReeseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  4. Constantinides v. WalshMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
  5. Phelps v. PhelpsIllinois Supreme Court · 1874

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gundich v. Emerson-Comstock Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Goldblatt Bros., Inc. v. Addison Green Meadows, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1972
  3. Staken v. ShanleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1959
  4. Apostle v. PappasNew York Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Reynolds v. RiceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1930

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