Shoup v. Shoup

Henrietta Shoup died testate in October, 1924, owning at the time of her death 240 acres of land in Peoria county. She left surviving a husband, Abraham Shoup, a son, Joseph, and descendants of a deceased daughter. By her will she gave all her estate, except a $2000 legacy to the grandchildren, to hér son, Joseph. No provision was made for the husband and he was not mentioned in the will. In 1923 the Statute of Descent was so amended as to give the surviving husband or wife, where there was a surviving child or children or descendants, an absolute estate of one-third of the land which the…