Legal Opinion
Baker v. Litton
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1924No. 15647PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
William Henry Cosner died testate January 2, 1917. The only clauses of his will which it is necessary to quote are the following:
“To Cora A. Baker, my daughter, I will the southwest quarter of S. W. quarter of section 17, except portion leased as a churchyard; also northwest quarter of northwest quarter of section 20, all being in T’p 22, north, range 8, east of the 3d P. M.; also part of lot 8 and lot 9 of block 1 of J. H. Linebarger’s addition to village of Fisher, Champaign Co., Ill.
“To Carrie J. Litton the southeast quarter of southwest quarter of section 17, except seven acres belonging…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wilbanks v. WilbanksIllinois Supreme Court · 1856
- Cooley v. HoustonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Norris v. DowningIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
3Cited by2 opinions
- Rau v. KreppsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1926
- In re the Estate of DowningAppellate Court of Illinois · 1925