Miller v. Wick

Appellant, William M. Miller, filed his bill in the superior court of Cook county to construe the will of his uncle, William A. Mason, who died testate in October, 1910. A demurrer was sustained to the bill and a decree was entered dismissing it for want of equity. Complainant appealed to the Appellate Court. That court affirmed the decree and granted a certificate of importance and an appeal to this court.

The testator resided in Cook county, Illinois, and the estate left by him consisted entirely of personal property. He left a widow, Frances H. Mason, but no child or descendant of a child.…