Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Ward

In the estate of George 0. Benton, pending in the probate court of Cook county, a claim was filed by the Chicago Title and Trust Company, as administrator of the estate of Harriot B. Ward, deceased. The claim consisted of two items. One was for the conversion of 350 shares of the capital stock of the Delta and Pine Land Company (hereinafter called the Delta Company) of the alleged value of $70,000, and the other, for $3,500, the alleged value of 25 shares of the capital stock of the Chicago Title and Trust Company.

On July 21, 1905, both claims were disallowed by the probate court. There was…