Legal Opinion
Wood v. Chase
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 22, 1927No. 16266. Reversed and remandedPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan
A. D. Wood died testate in Macoupin county, Illinois, in May, 1920, leaving him surviving Miranda A. Wood as his widow and Charles A. Wood and May E. Olmstead, his children, as his only heirs-at-law. The will of the testator was admitted to probate in the county court of said county, and the probate thereof has never been set aside or modified in any way. By his will the testator provided for the payment of his debts and funeral expenses. He bequeathed all of his personal property to his widow and devised to her a life estate in all of his real estate. He- disposed of the remainder of his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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