People v. First National Bank

This is an appeal by the People from an order of the county court of Cook county, holding certain bequests under the last will and testament of Anna Johnson, deceased, not subject to inheritance tax. The facts are undisputed.

■In a postnuptial written contract, entered into between the decedent and her husband, Thorwald Johnson, dated October 9, 1912, the decedent agreed that in consideration of-the payment to her of $10,000, by her husband, on or before March 1, 1913, she would bequeath a one-sixth.part of her estate to his four children by a former marriage. It - is agreed that the $10,000…