Alford v. Bennett
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Livingston county; the Hon. G. W. Patton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Carter
A bill was filed by some of the appellees herein in the circuit court of Livingston county praying for the construction of the will and codicil of David S. Crum, deceased, and for the ascertaining and determination of the interests of certain parties thereunder in the estate of the testator, and for the construction and determination of the provisions and conditions of certain trust estates created thereby. After a hearing the circuit court entered a decree construing said will and codicil. This appeal is prosecuted from that decree.
It is first insisted by appellants that the trial court…
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