Mayer v. Schrenkler

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Stephenson county admitting to probate a certain instrument as the last will and testament of John Schrenkler, deceased. The county court of that county refused to probate the will, apparently on the ground of failure of one of the subscribing witnesses to testify because of sickness, and an appeal was taken to the circuit court. In the circuit court the trial was had before Judge Robert K. Welsh without a jury, who entered the order allowing the will to be probated. From that order of the circuit court allowing probate those resisting…