Crain v. Kennedy

Jun 15, 1877
Reporters:
Before:
Breese
Mr. Justice Breese

delivered the opinion of the Court:

There are no merits in appellant’s proceedings, ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍and the court properly dismissed the bill. There is nothing in the bill justifying an application to a court of equity. We are unable to perceive the interest ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍of complainant, the appellant here, to incite this litigation. If his co-executors have done wrong, they, alone, are responsible—appellant can not be injured thereby. There is a total ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍want of interest in this subject matter in appellant, and the court did right in dismissing his bill.

This case, in principle, is like the case of Heustis et ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍al. v. Johnson, 84 Ill. 61, in which it was held that a court of chancery would not exercise jurisdiction over the administration of estates, except in extraordinary cases. ‍​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‍Some special reason must be shown. Here, there is none.

The decree is affirmed.

Decree affirmed.