Levings v. Wood
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Niehaus
In this case an appeal is prosecuted by Ada Wood Dodson, Otho Wood and Adria Wood Dodson, parties defendant in a bill of equity, from a decree of the circuit court of Edgar county, construing certain clauses of the last will and testament of John B. Wood, deceased. The testator died August 22, 1925, leaving an estate amounting to the sum of $337,836.86, which was specifically devised and bequeathed among his heirs at law and other beneficiaries named by him. His last will was duly probated in the county court of Edgar county and Edward Levings and Stephen I. Headley were appointed executors…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Walker v. WalkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- Brewick v. AndersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- Gillette v. PlimptonIllinois Supreme Court · 1911