Dowling v. Gilliland

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Cook county dismissing for want of jurisdiction a bill filed by appellants to contest and set aside the will of Lavinus B. Willden, who died June 17, 1911, possessed of real and personal property. An instrument in writing purporting to be his last will and testament was admitted to probate by the probate court of Cook county, and within one year thereafter the bill in this case was filed to contest and set aside said will. The will was executed August 24, 1894, and the bill alleges that on the 10th of March, 1906, the testator, for the…