Burnett v. Lester
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Circuit Court of Champaign county ; the Hon. A. J. Gallagher, Judge, presiding. The principal question in this case arises upon the construction to be given to the will of Benjamin Lester, deceased.
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Writ oe Error to the Circuit Court of Champaign county ; the Hon. A. J. Gallagher, Judge, presiding. The principal question in this case arises upon the construction to be given to the will of Benjamin Lester, deceased. The portion of the will upon which the rights of the parties depend, is as follows: “ First—I give and bequeath all of the rents and profits in my farm that I now own, in the town, county and State aforesaid, to my wife, Deliverance B. Lester, and also all my personal property, consisting of live stock, and also the interest on all moneys and credits due me at my death, so…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Breese
This is a writ of error to the circuit court of Champaign county.
The record shows a bill of complaint filed by Serena A. Burnett and her husband, Hiram E. Burnett, against the widow and the other children of Benjamin Lester, deceased, setting forth that she is a child of the deceased, and that he made his last will and testament on the sixteenth day of October, 1866, in substance as follows:
First—I give and bequeath all of the rents and profits in my farm that I now own, in the town, county and State aforesaid, to my wife, Deliverance R. Lester, and also all my personal property, consisting…
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