Kohtz v. Eldred
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel Chateaus, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery filed in the superior court of Cook county by Louis O. Kohtz, the executor and, trustee therein named, -to obtain a construction of the will of Theodore Harz, deceased.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel Chateaus, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery filed in the superior court of Cook county by Louis O. Kohtz, the executor and, trustee therein named, -to obtain a construction of the will of Theodore Harz, deceased. The will was admitted to probate on May 19, 1903, and reads as follows: “I, Theodore Harz, of Chicago, Cook county, in the State of Illinois, being of sound, disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and. declare the following to be my last will and testament: “First—I order and direct that my executor…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hand
The language, “all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, together with my life insurance, I give, devise and bequeath to my executor hereinafter named, in trust for my two children, Oscar H. Harz and Alma Harz, to be divided equally between both my children, share and share alike,” found in the sixth paragraph of the will, is ample to carry the equitable fee in the property covered by that paragraph to Oscar H. and Alma Harz, share and share alike, and the estate thus given to the children of the testator can only be cut down to a life estate by other…
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