Bishop v. Morgan
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. William H. Sstdbe, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Oubiam:
The appellant and appellee are brother and sister—the only children and heirs at law of Jonathan Bishop, deceased. Their father, when he made his will and at his death, was the owner in fee of 120 aci-es of land, lying in and being part of the north-east quarter of a certain section 10, and consisting of one 80-acre tract, being the north half of that quarter section, and of one 40-acre tract, being the south-east quarter of that quarter section, and owned no other real estate.
The will of the father contains the following:
“'2d. I give and bequeath.unto my son, Drury Bishop, his…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kurtz v. HibnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- Tilden v. RosenthalIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
3Cited by8 opinions
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