Hurlbut v. Talbot

James A. S. Reed died testate in December, 1899, leaving Ann Reed, his widow, and Charles J. Reed, his son and only heir-at-law, him surviving. His will was duly probated in the probate court of Cook county. His estate was settled, and on June 1, 1902, the executor was discharged. At the time of his death he was the owner and seized in fee simple of four pieces of real estate situated in the city of Chicago, which may be designated as the Adams street property, the Thirty-seventh street property, No. 288 Park avenue and No. 290 Park avenue. By the will he devised the real estate of which he…