Heirs of Critz v. Pierce
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the' Appellate Court for the Third District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Logan county; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey
Peter Critz, Sr., being possessed of an estate amounting to some §50,000 or §60,000, departed this life, at his residence in Logan county, this State, on the 26th day of June, 1881, leaving an instrument purporting to be his last will and testament, which was subsequently, on the 18th day of July, 1881, filed by Hiram L. Pierce, the executor therein named, in the county court of said county, and asked to be admitted to record as such. The case was heard at the following August term of the county court, resulting in the refusal of that court to admit the instrument to probate as the will of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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