Brownfield v. Wilson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox county; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding. .
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
In the month of August, 1871, Christian Brownfield made and published his last will and testament, which contains two clauses, out of which this controversy has grown. They are these:
First. “ I give and bequeath to my beloved wife, Mary Brownfield, forty acres, viz: the north forty where the house and orchard now stands on.”
Second. “I give and bequeath to my heirs, John Brownfield, and Mary Ann Brownfield, and Margaret It. Brownfield, Catharine Jane Brownfield, Haney Elizabeth Brownfield, Sarah Louise Brownfield, Susannah Armstrong, to share equally and alike in my real estate, and also my…
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