Tanton v. Keller
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Woodford county; the Hon. T. M. Shaw, Judge, presiding. John Tanton, of Woodford county, died testate on January 2, 1892, leaving him surviving his widow, Hannah Tanton, and two children, namely: a son, T. O. Tan-ton, called Oscar Tanton, and a daughter, Mary E. Keller, the wife of Jacob M. Keller.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Woodford county; the Hon. T. M. Shaw, Judge, presiding. John Tanton, of Woodford county, died testate on January 2, 1892, leaving him surviving his widow, Hannah Tanton, and two children, namely: a son, T. O. Tan-ton, called Oscar Tanton, and a daughter, Mary E. Keller, the wife of Jacob M. Keller. John Tanton’s will is dated June 18,1887. He added a codicil dated July 21,1891, and a second codicil dated October 12, 1891. The will was admitted to probate in the county court of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
By the fourth clause of his will the testator, John Tanton, gave to the children of his daughter, Mary E. Keller, one-half of his personal property which might remain for distribution when the estate should be settled, “less the sum of §2409.55 and compound interest thereon at the rate of eight per cent per annum from the sixth day of June, 1887, which shall be deducted therefrom and paid to my son, T. O. Tanton.” The clause then proceeds as follows: “Should their share of my personal estate not equal the said sum of $2409.55 and interest as aforesaid, then my son, T. O. Tanton, shall have a…
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