Hunt ex rel. City of Streator v. Evans
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Dorrance Dibell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
This was an information in chancery, brought by the Attorney General, at and by the relation of the city of Streator, in the circuit court of LaSalle county, to establish a charity. There is no controversy in relation to facts. Edwin Evans died at Streator on the 5th day of May, 1889, leaving a widow, Jessie S. Evans, and Helen Amelia Haskell, an only child and heir-at-law. The will of the deceased was admitted to probate on the third day of June, 1889. He left an estate, consisting mainly of real estate, of about the value of $100,000. The deceased devised to his wife (except as provided in…
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