Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Thompson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 26, 1915No. Gen. No. 19,932PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. H. Steeling Pomeboy, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurelt
The appellee, Wilder B. Thompson, filed his claim in the Prohate Court of Cook county against the estate of his deceased wife, Maud M. Thompson. The portion of the claim now before us is based upon the following instrument:
“I, Maud M. Thompson, the wife of Wilder B. Thompson, do hereby acknowledge that I am indebted to my said husband in the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000) Dollars, which sum without interest, shall be deducted from my share in my husband’s estate in the event of his prior death. Should I depart this life, however, before my said husband, then the said sum of Four Thousand…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McFarlane v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- Neish v. GannonIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Shaw v. CampIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- DeClerque v. CampbellIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Goodwin v. GoodwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1872
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