Legal Opinion

Davis v. Upson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1904PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the Branch Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. H. Chetlain, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs

This was a bill in chancery filed by the appellees in the superior court of Cook county to contest the validity of the will of Cynthia M. Cameron, deceased, and of the codicil thereto. The bill alleged that said Cynthia M. Cameron, at the time of the execution of the alleged will and codicil, was a resident of the State of New York, and it recited the statutes of the State of New York in reference to the execution and attestation of wills, and averred that the alleged will and codicil were not executed and attested in compliance with such statutes of the State of New York. The bill further…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Luther v. LutherIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Ambler v. WhippleIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Craig v. SouthardIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  4. Wright v. SimpsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1899

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sternberg v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
  2. Davis v. UpsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Dowling v. GillilandIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Rutledge v. WiggingtonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
  5. The Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board v. Leon Snow v. The Estate of Clark FlesherNew York Court of Appeals · 2015

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