Neill v. Neill

Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.

Appellants, who were plaintiffs below, sought to have a trust declared in respect of 320 acres formerly owned by James E. Neill, who died intestate in 1901, leaving a widow and ten children, one of whom was J. A. Neill who became a well-known physician and surgeon. Dr. Neill was the oldest child and had been practicing his profession about eighteen months when his father died. James E. Neill’s widow died in 1906. Six of the ten children were living when this suit was brought. Four were minors when their father died. Before taking medical courses Dr. Neill attended…