Mueller v. Conrad

Carl W. F. Mueller was the owner of lot 18 in Phillips & Pay’s addition to the city of Chicago, which was occupied by him as a homestead, and also owned certain other real estate of large rental value. He died testate, and the only indebtedness of his estate was the widow’s award, amounting to $1260, of which $512 was paid, and the balance, $748, was not paid. The executor of the testator’s will was Louis Conrad, one of the defendants in error herein, and because of the unpaid residue of the widow’s award he filed a petition on June 7, 1894, in the probate court of Cook county, praying for…