Johnson v. Boland

The construction of a will is presented by this appeal, which comes from a decree of the circuit court of Knox county, where a bill for partition was dismissed for want of equity.

John Bolund (also spelled Boland) died testate on July 3, 1911, leaving his widow, Anna Bolund, his two daughters, Ida Bolund Johnson and Anna Bolund Urelius, and his two sons, William Bolund and J. Alfred Bolund, all adults, as his sole surviving heirs-at-law. His will was duly probated and his estate administered upon and closed. After first providing for the payment of his debts he gave all his real and personal…