Giger v. Bishop
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county'; the Hon. Emery C. Graves, Judge, presiding. This case comes to this court on a certificate of importance from the Appellate Court for the Second District. It is an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Mercer county overruling exceptions to the report of the executors of the last will of Jacob Busch, deceased.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer county'; the Hon. Emery C. Graves, Judge, presiding. This case comes to this court on a certificate of importance from the Appellate Court for the Second District. It is an appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Mercer county overruling exceptions to the report of the executors of the last will of Jacob Busch, deceased. The exceptions were filed by the legatees under the will and relate to certain items of credit in the fifth report. In this report the executors…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
If Mary Busch had been satisfied with the one-half of the estate to which she was entitled upon renouncing the will and had not concerned herself in regard to the other half of the estate there would be much force in her contention that.she should not be taxed with any costs and expenses incurred by the executors in a suit brought to obtain a construction of the will. The record shows that the widow answered the executors’ bill and insisted that the entire will was void for uncertainty and claimed the whole estate as intestate property. We fail to see why she should be exempt from the payment…
2Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Estate of JamesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
- Clark v. HansonIllinois Supreme Court · 1926
- Mumper v. MurphyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1918
- Leischner v. KaiserAppellate Court of Illinois · 1910
- Sprinkle v. ForresterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1911