Gannon v. Peterson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. M. W. Schaefer, Judge, presiding. On the 23d day of December, A. D. 1869, Michael J. Gannon made his last will and testament. He died on March 15, 1870. On the 30th day of March, 1870, his will was duly proven and admitted of record in the county court of St. Clair county, Illinois. The testator left a widow and nine children.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair county; the Hon. M. W. Schaefer, Judge, presiding. On the 23d day of December, A. D. 1869, Michael J. Gannon made his last will and testament. He died on March 15, 1870. On the 30th day of March, 1870, his will was duly proven and admitted of record in the county court of St. Clair county, Illinois. The testator left a widow and nine children. He died possessed of a large amount of property, personal and real, and this by his will he distributed among his widow and children. The -clauses of the will applicable to this case are the. second, fourth,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eicks
In this case the seventh clause of the will of Michael Gannon comes before us for construction, and upon that depends the rights of the parties hereto. The first question that is presented is, what estate or interest has Matthew Gannon in the real estate mentioned in that clause of the will? Secondly, have appellees such an estate or interest in said lands, and has appellant committed such waste, as entitles them to an injunction against waste?
The seventh clause of the will, omitting the description of the lands, is as follows: “I give, devise and bequeath unto my three sons, Matthew Gannon,…
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