Wolford v. Young

The appeal in this case was originally taken to the Supreme Court, which court in Wolford v. Young, 300 Ill. 320, in transferring the appeal to this court made the following statement of facts:

“On January 29, 1887, James H. Barkley and his wife' executed their separate wills. Each gave to the other the use, for life, of the property of the testator or testatrix, with the right to sell and convey and use the proceeds at will. Each named the other as executor or executrix, and all other provisions of the wills were identical. In each the remainder after the life estate was divided into eight…