The People v. Forman

Lewis Forman, a resident and citizen of McLean county, Illinois, died intestate at Bloomington on October 31, 1924, leaving appellant, the only child he ever had, as his only heir-at-law. He had in January, 1924, 739 acres of land, which is valued at $174,425. On January 23, 1924, nine months arid eight days before his death, he executed and delivered to appellant, Louie Forman, a deed to that tract of land as a gift, reserving a life estate in eighty acres thereof, on which was situated his residence, all of which land is in McLean county, Illinois. He died seized of $1000 worth of land in…