Dickinson v. Ridgely
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Menard county; the Hon. Harry Higbee, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1913. Certiorari allowed by Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eldbedge
This is a bill in chancery to construe the third and fifth clauses of the will of Elizabeth S. Lee, deceased. The will was executed April 14,1909. The first clause directs that all the debts of the testatrix be paid, the second provides for a number of specific legacies, the fourth devises the home of the testatrix and the sixth appoints Franklin Ridgely executor of the will. The third and fifth clauses are as follows:
“Third. I give and bequeath all my money on deposit in the savings banks in the State of Massachusetts, together with the savings bank books representing such deposits, one-half…
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