Goodwin v. New Church Board of Publication
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill to contrue will. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane county; the Hon. Frank L. Hooper, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1910. Certiorari denied by Supreme Court (making opinion final).
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
The chancellor admitted all evidence offered by appellant on the trial, holding however that the evidence of the scrivener as to what was said by the testatrix in directing the preparation of the will, presented on behalf of appellant as tending to show who was intended by the uncertain description of the beneficiary, was not competent, but the evidence was heard subject to objection. No evidence offered by the appellee was admitted to which any objection was made. The only questions for the determination of this court are (1) whether the directions and conversations with the scrivener at the…
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