Hess v. Gilbert

Mr. Presiding Justice Burke

delivered the opinion of the court.

Hiram T. Gilbert, a lawyer, died in Chicago, Illinois on November 29, 1939, at the age of 89 years, leaving surviving as his only heirs and next of kin, two daughters, Helen S. Gilbert and Georgiana G. Hess. On October 17, 1939, he made a will, which bequeathed $500 to each daughter and the remainder of his estate to the Chicago Title & Trust Company, as trustee, to be disposed of as part of the trust estate theretofore established by him. The will was admitted to probate on December 8, 1939, and John J. Sonsteby, designated…