Dauel v. Arnold
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the County Court of McLean county; the Hon. R. A. Russell, Judge, presiding. A petition was filed in the county court of McLean county by Ruth Ann Bunn, executrix of the last will and testament of Isaac K. Bunn, deceased, for leave to sell the real estate of the decedent to pay debts.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the County Court of McLean county; the Hon. R. A. Russell, Judge, presiding. A petition was filed in the county court of McLean county by Ruth Ann Bunn, executrix of the last will and testament of Isaac K. Bunn, deceased, for leave to sell the real estate of the decedent to pay debts. She after-wards resigned as executrix, and the appellee, John P. Arnold, administrator de bonis non with the will annexed, was substituted. On a bearing an order of sale was entered. To reverse this order the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The testator by his will apportioned his mortgage indebtedness upon the respective tracts of land devised to his children, and such indebtedness is not drawn in question by this appeal. After his death his children, except Minor K. Bunn, met and estimated his other debts at §10,000, and made a written agreement apportioning such indebtedness among the devisees according to the basis of equality they deemed the testator by his will intended should be observed. But the county court found that the deficiency was §12,785.80, and that upon said basis the amount that should be paid by Minor K. Bunn…
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