Blackstone v. Blackstone

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May 30, 1997
5812 Eating and Drinking Places
722513 Limited-Service Restaurants
marital dissolution/divorce
evidence, franchise, marital dissolution, book value

Blackstone v. Blackstone
288 Ill. App. 3d 905, 681 N.E.2d 72, 1997 Ill. App. LEXIS 337
US
State Court
Illinois
Court of Appeals
James Friel (for respondent)
Zwick

Summary

At issue is whether the trial court improperly valued three corporations owned by respondent as having a value to the marital estate of $ 300,000, when the only expert testimony at trial indicated that the corporations had a fair market value of $ 0.

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