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Russell v. White

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Apr 8, 1940
304 Ill. App. 588 (Ill. App. Ct. 1940)

Opinion

Gen. No. 40,904. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed April 8, 1940

WILLS, § 211nuncupative will, sufficiency of evidence. In action in chancery to set aside the probate of a nuncupative will, decree setting aside will was proper, where those allegedly told to write the will testified they called deceased's attorney to see if marriage revoked a prior will, the attorney denied receiving such call, there was evidence that there was no telephone in deceased's house at the time, and there was testimony that one of the witnesses to purported will stated that she could not get deceased to make a will unless his lawyer drafted it.

See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from Circuit Court of Cook county; Hon. JOHN PRYSTALSKI, presiding.

Affirmed. Heard in first division, first district, this court at October term, 1939.

Donald J. Seeley, for appellant;

Oscar Wyclif Harman, for appellee.


"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed April 8, 1940.


Summaries of

Russell v. White

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District
Apr 8, 1940
304 Ill. App. 588 (Ill. App. Ct. 1940)
Case details for

Russell v. White

Case Details

Full title:Dorothy Russell, Appellee, v. Frances Merle Long White, Individually and…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Apr 8, 1940

Citations

304 Ill. App. 588 (Ill. App. Ct. 1940)
26 N.E.2d 683