Dickman v. Frieling

On August 10, 1940, William Frieling and Lizzie Frieling,' husband and wife, executed an instrument which purported to be a joint reciprocal will. They owned a small amount of personal property and some improved city lots located in the city of Kankakee. The title to the real estate was in William Frieling’s name. They had no lineal descendants. The will devised reciprocal life estates and directed that the remainder be divided into two "equal parts. After deducting specific bequests totaling $1900 from one of such parts, the remainder was to be divided equally between certain collateral…