Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Lewis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 19, 1909No. Gen. No. 5,138PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Partition. Appeal from the Circuit .Court of Warren county; the Hon. John A. Gray, Judge, presiding."
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Dibell
delivered the opinion of the 'court.
The main purpose of this suit was to partition between the devisees the real estate left by H. M. Lewis at his death, but the only controversy upon this appeal relates to a promissory note for the principal sum of $3,300 signed by Norvel Lewis and Mattie V. Lewis, Ms wife, payable to the order of H. M. Lewis, and remaining among Ms papers at his death. The will appointed two of the sons of the testator executors, directed the payment of his debts, and bequeathed $1,000 to his daughter, Effie Besler. The rest of the will was as…
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