CARRICO v. BARKER

No. 31728.

408 Ill. 182 (1951)

96 N.E.2d 544

LYDIA CARRICO et al., Appellants, v. GERTRUDE BARKER et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 18, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HARVEY D. TRIMBLE, and WILSON, WILSON & RAINEY, both of Princeton, for appellants.

JOHN W. NAFFZIGER, CAREY R. JOHNSON, and JOSEPH R. PETERSON, all of Princeton, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAMPTON delivered the opinion of the court:

James Carrico died on June 19, 1925, leaving a widow and nine children. At the time of his death he owned a 160-acre farm situated in Bureau County. His will, which was admitted to probate in the county court of that county on September 28, 1925, provided as follows:

"I, the undersigned, JAMES CARRICO, being of sound mind, do make...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases