In Re Will of Gleeson

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE CARROLL

delivered the opinion of the court.

Mary Gleeson, who died testate on February 14,1952, owned, among other properties, 160 acres of farm land in Christian county, Illinois. By her will admitted to probate March 29, 1952, she nominated Con Colbrook, petitioner-appellee (who will be referred to herein as petitioner), executor thereof. Petitioner was also appointed as trustee under the will and the residuary estate, including the aforesaid 160 acres of land, was devised to him in trust for the benefit of decedent’s 3 children, Helen Black, Bernadine Gleeson, and…