Flannigan v. Howard
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ op Error to the Circuit Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
Bridget Howard, of LaSalle county, made her last will and testament in October, 1894, by which she disposed of all her property. By the will, certain specific bequests were made and the residue was given to three children, Catherine, Peter and William. No provision was made for any child that might be born afterward, and it did not appear by the will that it was her intention to disinherit such child if there should be one. On Debember 21, 1898, she filed in the county court bf • LaSalle county her petition for the adoption of her grandchild, Anna Plannigan, plaintiff in error, then thirteen…
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