Peoples Bank v. Trogdon

The complainant filed its bill in the circuit court of McLean county, seeking a construction of the will of Fred Wolkau, Jr., and the advice and instruction of the court as to its duties as trustee under said will.

A decree was entered by said court, construing the will and giving certain directions to said trustee with reference to its duties, from which decree an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, and said court, after having determined' that no freehold was involved, directed the clerk of said court to transmit the transcript of the record and the files therein to this court, and said…