· 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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