Legal Opinion
Rauch v. Rauch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 8, 1983No. 4-82-0540PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills
When is a joint will a “joint and mutual will?”
Answer: this one.
The trial court so found.
We agree — and affirm.
In 1959, Julius and Dicie Rauch jointly executed a will, leaving their property first to each other and then, after the death of the survivor of them, to their four children: Frank Rauch, Edna Webb, Opal Ledbetter, and Earl Rauch.
In 1969, Julius Rauch died and the joint will was admitted to probate.
In 1978, one of the children, Earl Rauch, died leaving his entire estate to his wife.
In 1981, the surviving testator, Dicie Rauch, died. The joint will was again admitted to probate.
The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Frazier v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Bonczkowski v. KucharskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Peck v. DrennanIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
- Helms v. DarmstatterIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- In Re Estate of EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by28 opinions
- In Re Estate of SchwebelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- King v. TravisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- In re Leix EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010
- Thomas v. First National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Elizabeth J. Bartlett, as of the Estate of Charles E. Grimes, Deceased v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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