Fletcher v. Osborn
Illinois Supreme Court
' Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fayette county; the Hon. William B. Wright, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke
Granville V. E. Fletcher died in Fayette county January 20, 1915, at the age of seventy-two years. He left as his only heirs-at-law two uncles—Cyrus N. Fletcher, who lived at St. Elmo, in Fayette county, a brother of the father of deceased, who was then seventy-four years of age, and Gran-ville Osborn, who resided in Ohio, a brother of the mother of deceased. Cyrus N. Fletcher and deceased were not on friendly terms, and according to the testimony of Cyrus had not spoken to one another for more than ten years prior to the death of deceased. No last will and testament was found among…
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