In re Probate of Will of Barry
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Brown county; the Hon. A. Akers, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
The county court of Brown county refused to probate the instrument in controversy as the last will and testament of Anna L. Barry, and an appeal was taken to the circuit court of that county from the order of the county court denying the petition for probate. The law is well settled that upon the trial in the circuit court of an appeal from an order of the county court refusing to probate a will, the proponents may prove the execution of the will and the sanity of the testator by any evidence competent to establish a will in chancery, and that while they are required to produce…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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