Legal Opinion

Wolf v. Beaird

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 20, 1888PublishedCited by 36 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District;—. heard in that court on writ of error to the circuit court of ¡Rich-land county; the Hon. William C. Jones, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

Edward J. French died testate on March 3, 1880. His will was admitted to probate in the county court of Bichland county, and letters testamentary were issued to the appellant, John Wolf, as the executor thereof, on March 8, 1880. The county court allowed two claims against French’s estate, one on May 18, 1880, and another on August 17, 1880, in favor of John B. Gharst. During the first year of the administration Wolf had money enough on hand to pay in full all the claims filed against the estate before the end of that year. He paidGharst thirty per cent of his two claims on August 17, 1880,…

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