Legal Opinion

Guertin v. Guertin

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 12, 1990No. 3-90-0127PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gorman

Defendant Hazel Guertin (Hazel) appeals from the trial court’s issuance of an indirect civil contempt order. We vacate the contempt order.

Peter Guertin, Jeanette Wheeler, Arthur Guertin (now deceased) and Wilfred Guertin (now deceased) are siblings. Hazel was the wife of Arthur Guertin. From 1975 until his death in 1988, Wilfred lived in a boarding house near Arthur and Hazel in Joliet, Illinois. Wilfred was blind and dependent upon Arthur and Hazel for assistance.

Shortly after moving to Joliet, Wilfred purchased three certificates of deposit with the First National Bank of Joliet (n/k/a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jenner v. WissoreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  2. Talandis Construction Corp. v. Illinois Building AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  3. Ashton v. MacQueenIllinois Supreme Court · 1935
  4. City of Chicago v. Hart Building Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1969
  5. Brandenburg v. Buda Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1921

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  4. Beale v. EdgeMark Financial Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  5. Roth v. St. Elizabeth's HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993

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