Wittmeier v. Heiligenstein

Certain issues in this case were decided in Heiligenstein v. Schlotterbeck, 300 Ill. 206. The issue here relates to rights claimed to arise under an invalid deed executed by Josephine Wittmeier to the St. Clare’s Roman Catholic Church of Altamont, seeking to convey to that church a 60-acre farm and part of two lots in Altamont. The deed was for the consideration of one dollar, and contained a provision that the church “shall pay to Charles Wittmeier the sum of $50 per month, beginning one month after my death, for and during his life, and shall pay the doctor’s and hospital bill, If any, and…