McFarland v. McFarland
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. Andrew McFarland departed this life, testate, on the 22d day of November, 1891. His will is as follows: “First—It is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid.
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Cyrus Epler, Judge, presiding. Andrew McFarland departed this life, testate, on the 22d day of November, 1891. His will is as follows: “First—It is my will that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid. “Second—It is my will, and I order and direct, that the persons hereinafter named who are to have the control and management of the institution known as ‘Oak Lawn Retreat,’ viz., George C. McFarland, M. E. McFarland and Anna H. McFarland, shall, at the end of the first year of their management, pay to my daughter Mary E.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
The intention of the testator clearly appears. It was, the exclusive possession and control of and entire estate in the premises, and in the personal property used in connection therewith, which together constituted the “Oak Lawn Retreat,” should vest in the plaintiff in error, his wife, M. E. McFarland, and his daughter, Anna H. McFarland, to be held and enjoyed by them indefinitely, unless they, or some two of them, should desire to relinquish and terminate their right and estate therein, and should signify such desire by a written instrument signed by at least two of them.
This devise was,…
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