Johnson v. Bennett
Illinois Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
Appellants, John H. Johnson, Clara Lee Seyerns, Ella Mae Young, Frances L- Nelson and Joseph E. Nelson, filed their complaint on July 19, 1945, in the circuit court of Clark county, to set aside an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Lloyd B. Johnson, deceased. The complaint alleges the instrument is not the last will and testament of the decedent for the reason that the said Lloyd B. Johnson, at the time he executed it, was of unsound mind and memory and did not have the mental capacity or power to make a will, and did not understand the nature or extent of…
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