Legal Opinion

French v. French

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 17, 1905PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Theodore BrENTano, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hand

This was a bill in chancery filed by the appellee in the superior court of Cook county to 'set aside the probate of a codicil to the will of Renssálaer W. French, Sr., deceased, on the ground of mental incapacity and undue influence, which codicil, together with the will of said Renssalaer W. French, Sr., had been admitted to probate in the probate court of Cook county. Answers and replications were filed, and the issues having been submitted to a jury, the jury returned a verdict that the writing produced to them was not a codicil to the last will and testament of said Renssalaer W. French,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Clark v. FisherNew York Court of Chancery · 1828
  2. Call v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  3. McCommon v. McCommonIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Piper v. AndricksIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Patterson v. PattersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1820

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Compher v. BrowningIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Territory of New Mexico v. PettineNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1911

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