Akin v. Akin

On January 10, 1895, John J. Akin purchased from John E. Mark a farm of 100 acres in Kane county and paid for the same $6000 in cash and took and held possession as owner until his death, on May 1, 1912. He left Lydia A. Akin, his widow, and Estella Akin, John H. Akin, Murray D. Akin and Mary Briggs, his children and heirs-at-law. He left a will, by which he devised a life estate in his property to his widow, Lydia A. Akin, with remainder after her death, one-half to Murray D. Akin and one-fourth each .to John H. Akin and Mary Briggs, but devised nothing to the appellant, Estella Akin. Murray…