Witt v. Gardiner
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greene county; the Hon. George W. Herdman, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
This was a bill in chancery, brought by Freddie T. Witt, by his guardian, against Christopher J. Gardiner and others, to contest the will of Elizabeth Gardiner, deceased. The will was executed January 23, 1892, and the testatrix died March 1, 1894, leaving the complainant, her grandson and only heir-at-law, and being at the time of her death the owner and in possession of certain parcels of real estate, and also owning other property of the aggregate value of several thousand dollars. After the death of the testatrix the will was filed in the county court for probate, but probate thereof was…
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