Heston v. Neathammer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bond county; the Hon. Benjamin R. Burroughs, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
Under a bill in chancery brought to contest the validity of the will of John H. Heston, deceased, the sole question submitted to the jury for their decision was, was the said John H. Heston of sound mind and memory when he executed said will? At the first and second trials the respective juries sitting" in the cause disagreed, but on the third trial the jury answered the question in the negative, and the court, after overruling the motion for a new trial, entered a decree upon the verdict and set aside the probate of the will. This appeal is prosecuted by the proponents to reverse that decree.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gainey v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- Martin v. MorelockIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
- Mobile & Ohio Railroad v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
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