Whittaker v. Whittaker

On March 9, 1871, W. S. Whittaker died intestate and unmanned in the State of Illinois, where he re*94sided. The complainants and defendants, except Elizabeth the wife of the defendant A. R. Whittaker, are his heirs and distributees. One S. G. Lewis was appointed and qualified as administrator of his estate. On May 28, 1872, the complainants, who are citizens of the State of Virginia, appointed the defendant A. R. Whittaker as their agent to go to the State of Illinois and attend to the interest of the heirs and distributees in the estate. They executed to him on that day a power of attorney to…