Dawson v. Eustice

This is an appeal from the probate court of Cook county, authorizing appellee, as administrator, to sell real estate to pay debts. The first question raised on the record is one of jurisdiction, appellee insisting that an appeal does not lie to this court. It is not denied that section 12 of the statute entitled “Probate Courts, ” authorizes such an appeal, but it is insisted that section is in contravention of section 29, article 6, of the constitution, and therefore void.

The section of the constitution provides that “all laws relating to courts shall be general, and of uniform application,…