Barnum v. Reed
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Stephenson county; the Hon. William Brown, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Stephenson county; the Hon. William Brown, Judge, presiding. Mary L. Davis died April 8, 1889, leaving a will, dated July 25, 1887, and duly probated May 2, 1889. By the will a farm of two hundred acres, in Stephenson county, was devised to Permelia E. Reed, sister of the testatrix, for life, with the remainder to her four children, and also certain chattel property. After the payment of certain specific legacies the testatrix gave the remainder of her estate, in equal parts, to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shore
The notes and certificates of deposit sought to be recovered in this case being payable to Mrs. Davis, the testatrix, and not having been indorsed, are prima facie assets of the estate. Therefore, unless it is shown that she, in her lifetime, made a valid disposition of the property, the executor of her will is entitled to the same. The defense interposed admits, in effect, that the testatrix died seized of this property unless she parted with it by donation or gift, either to her sister, Mrs. Reed, directly, or to E. P. Barton, as trustee, for her benefit. The burden, therefore, rests upon…
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