Hanes v. Central Illinois Utilities Co.

Goldie Hanes, appellee, secured a judgment in ejectment against the Central Utilities Company, appellant, in the circuit court of Iroquois county, from which this appeal has been prosecuted.

Samuel Keene died testate September 26, 1881. He devised the land in controversy by the fourth clause of his will, which is as follows:

“Fourth—I give and devise to my son William Thomas Keene the SW of SW 34 and all that part of the SE 34 of SW % lying west of the public road as at present traveled and laid out, of Sec. 5, and also the NE ]4 of NW 34 of Sec. 8, all in T. 26 N. R. 12 W. of 2d P. M., with…