Quathamer v. Schoon
Illinois Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
Appellant filed, in the circuit court of Woodford county, a complaint to contest the will of one Jurgen Schoon. She alleges that she was a daughter, by adoption, of Schoon, who, on April 29, 1936, executed a purported will; that she was his only child and heir-at-law, but, by the purported will, she was to receive but $25 in cash. Schoon, at the time of his death, owned 80 acres of land in Woodford county and also about $3000 in personal property. Under this will this land was devised to testator’s brother, Henry Schoon, subject to the payment of two legacies of $1000 each, which were made a…
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