Simons v. Corlett

Nellie Corlett Simons, late of Winnebago county, died testate on November 12, 1922. She left no child or children or decedent of child or children her surviving, but left certain brothers and sisters as her only heirs at law, and plaintiff in error, her husband. Her will was admitted to probate in said county, and letters testamentary were issued thereon to Sherman Corlett, her brother.

Paragraph 1 of said will provides for the payment of the debts, funeral expenses, etc., of said deceased. Paragraph 2 provides, among other things:

“If at the time of my death I shall be single, or shall be…