Van Brunt v. Osterlund

Mr. Presiding Justice Anderson

delivered the opinion of the court.

Charles Edward Johnson died testate in 1949. His will was admitted to probate in the probate court of Rock Island county, Illinois. Anna Van Brunt, plaintiff-appellant therein, was nominated in the will and was appointed and qualified as executrix in Rock Island county probate court on March 15, 1949. The second clause of Johnson’s will provides as follows:

“I give and bequeath to my sister, Christine amelia pettersson, of Stensvassa, Sweden, the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). I have not seen my sister in a great many…