Legal Opinion

Wills v. Southwell

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1929No. 19199. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone

This is a bill in the circuit court of Fayette county to construe the last will and testament of J. G. Wills. He died on the 29th of August, 1926, leaving no widow surviving him but leaving two sons and two daughters: Charles J. Wills, twenty-seven years of age and unmarried; Walter W. Wills, twenty-three years of age, unmarried at the time of making the will but who had married prior to the hearing on the bill herein; Ruby Southwell, twenty-five years of age, married, and having three children of the ages of five, three and two years, respectively; and Sarah Elizabeth Wills, seventeen years…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Boye v. BoyeIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Carlberg v. State Savings Bank & Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1924

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. ShellabergerIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Porter v. Baynard Porter v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1946
  3. Corney v. CorneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1930
  4. Harris Trust & Savings Bank v. BeachAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. Lisner v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 1977

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