Rhoads v. Rhoads
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Gallatin county; the Hon. Wesley Sloan, Judge, presiding. , The facts in this case are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
John T. Jones, of Gallatin county, on the 30th day of • March, 1863, made his last will and testament, by the first clause of which, he appointed his widow, Hannah M. Jones, his executrix, and his son-in-law, Franklin L. Rhoads, the plaintiff in error, his executor. By the second clause, he directed, that as soon as it could properly be done, his executrix and executor should invest the sum of $25,000, which he then had on hand, in cash, in United States bonds, bearing interest, to be held by them, in trust, for the purpose, and during the period thereafter fixed. By the third clause, he…
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