Kochersperger v. Drake
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. O. N. Carter, Judge, presiding. On November 12, 1895, John B. Drake, a resident of Cook county, Illinois, died, leaving a last will and testament, in and by which Josephine C. Drake, Timothy B. Blackstone and the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank were appointed his executors and trustees.
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. O. N. Carter, Judge, presiding. On November 12, 1895, John B. Drake, a resident of Cook county, Illinois, died, leaving a last will and testament, in and by which Josephine C. Drake, Timothy B. Blackstone and the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank were appointed his executors and trustees. Under the provisions of the will, property in excess of §20,000 passed to Josephine C. Drake, widow of John B. Drake; §5000 each passed to Fannie D. English, Mrs. Sallie Sausser and Ella Drake, nieces of the said John B. Drake; §1000 each passed to Samuel…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
The question presented by this appeal involves the constitutionality of the act entitled “An act to tax gifts, legacies and inheritances in certain cases, and to provide for the collection of the same,” approved June 15, 1895.
The existence of the common law within the State of Illinois 0results from the provisions of chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes, which declare that the common law of England, and all statutes of a general nature made prior to the fourth year of James I, shall be the rule of decision, and shall be considered as of full force until repealed by legislative authority. By…
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