FIRST NAT. BANK OF CHICAGO v. KING EDWARD'S FUND

Gen. No. 46,056.

1 Ill. App.2d 338 (1954)

117 N.E.2d 656

The First National Bank of Chicago, not Individually, but as Trustee Under the Last Will and Testament of E. Stanley Holland, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. King Edward's Hospital Fund for London et al., Defendants-Appellees. Ethel Gwendoline Holland et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication March 8, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WINSTON, STRAWN, BLACK & TOWNER, and LATHAM CASTLE, all of Chicago, for appellants; HAROLD A. SMITH, ARTHUR D. WELTON, JR., and CALVIN SAWYIER, all of Chicago, of counsel.

RIORDAN, LINKLATER & BUTLER, of Chicago, for certain defendant-appellee; THOMAS P. RIORDAN, RICHARD J. RIORDAN, and JOHN P. GORMAN, all of Chicago, and GORMAN & NESTOR, of New York City, of counsel.

DALLSTREAM, SCHIFF, STERN & HARDIN, of Chicago, for certain plaintiff-appellee; OSCAR D. STERN, GEORGE B. PLETSCH, and ALBERT E. HALLETT, all of Chicago, of counsel.

McKNIGHT, McLAUGHLIN & DUNN, of Chicago, for certain other defendants-appellees; T.I. McKNIGHT, EDWARD J. McLAUGHLIN, and HARRY L. KINSER, all of Chicago, of counsel.


MR. JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court.

E. Stanley Holland was born in 1867 near Leominster, in Herefordshire, England. He came to the United States when he was 26 years old, became a citizen and maintained his residence in Chicago up to the time of his death. He engaged successfully in the contract construction business. He made and published his last will and testament at Chicago on April 4, 1936. He died on June 2, 1936, and left a substantial fortune...

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