In Re Estate of Ferguson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• decision is not against the manifest weight of the evidence unless complainant can demonstrate “plain, clear, and undisputable error” in the court’s findings
• decision is not against the manifest weight of the evidence unless complainant can demonstrate “plain, clear, and undisputable error” in the court’s findings
• “A lower court’s judgment, not its reasoning, is the crux of appellate review”
• “Individuals generally may waive substantive rules of law, statutory rights, and even constitutional rights enacted for their benefit” so long as the waiver is “knowing, voluntary, and intentional.”
• waiver of statutory rights must be “knowing, voluntary, and intentional”
• regarding waiver of statutory rights in spouse’s estate

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).