In Re Estate of Evans

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

The conservator of the estate of Helen A. Evans, an incompetent person, 1 petitioned for the sale of the residual real estate in the estate of William H. Evans, the deceased husband of the incompetent. The defendants, who are the descendants of the parents of William Evans, the testator, filed an answer and also a cross-complaint (counterclaim) to construe the will. The trial court construed the will in favor of the incompetent, giving her a fee simple estate in the residual real estate. The defendants-counterclaimants appeal.

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