Branch v. Rankin
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Madison county; the Hon. William H. Snyder, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sheldon
delivered the • opinion of the Court:
Irwin Z. Smith died testate, being at the time of his death a resident of the State of Missouri. Letters testamentary were issued by the probate court of the city of St. Louis to Joseph W. Branch, who was appointed by the testator as his executor. Joseph H. Rankin, a resident of the State of Missouri, exhibited in said court a claim in his favor against the estate of Smith for allowance, which was allowed in the amount of over $11,000. Smith left real estate in Madison county, in this State, besides his estate in Missouri, but left no relative or creditor…
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