Walker v. Walker

Edwin Walker died testate April 27, 1910. His will was duly admitted to probate and thereafter a bill was filed by the testamentary trustees in the circuit court of Cook county for its construction. A decree was entered in said court construing the will, and from that decree a writ of error was sued out to the Appellate Court for the First District, and counsel in that court insisted that the decree was wrong on three points: First, in holding that certain interests under the will were contingent and not vested; second, in holding that Frederick Whiting was an “heir” under the provisions of…