Hamilton v. Chaffee
Appellate Court of Illinois
Contested claim in court of probate. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Duane J. Carnes, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
David B. Hamilton died in Kane county, December 17, 1896, leaving a last'will and codicil which were admitted to probate. The will gave to Margaret Hamilton, the widow of the testator, the use of a farm of one hundred and sixty acres during her life, and the remainder after her death to John Hamilton, Mary Marshall, Jessie Hamilton and Mary Clark, share and share alike. The evidence shows he had no daughter Mary Clark, but had a daughter Marguerite Clark. The remainder men were children of the deceased by a former wife. Jessie Hamilton died during the life of the testator and he thereupon…
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