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· 5/6/1986

In Re Estate of Joffe

Citations

  • 493 N.E.2d 70
  • 143 Ill. App. 3d 438

How courts have described this case

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

  • describing the “doctrine of election” as holding that “one cannot simultaneously accept benefits conferred by a will while setting up claims contrary to the terms of the document itself”
  • describing the “doctrine of election” as holding that “one cannot simultaneously accept benefits conferred by a will while setting up claims contrary to the terms of the document itself”
  • under the doctrine of election, \one cannot simultaneously accept benefits conferred by a will while setting up claims contrary to the terms of the document itself\
  • under the doctrine of election, “one cannot simultaneously accept benefits conferred by a will while setting up claims contrary to the terms of the document itself”

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Judges: Scariano

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