Eyer v. Williamson

This is a bill filed in the circuit court of Will county to construe the will of John Robins, who died October 30, 1911, leaving a 100-acre farm in that county and other property. The second section of the will gave a life estate in said 100-acre farm to his brother Stephen Robins. The only other sections bearing on the question here at issue are sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, which read as follows:

“Fourth—The residue of my personal estate is to be divided into three shares and given as follows: To my brother Joseph Robins, of Southampton, England, one share if he be living, and in case of his…