MURPHY v. NORTHERN TRUST CO.

Gen. No. 47,576.

20 Ill. App.2d 244 (1959)

155 N.E.2d 821

Pearl Theresa Murphy, Appellant, v. Northern Trust Company, an Illinois Corporation, Vincent Murphy, Frank J. Murphy, John C. Murphy, Jennie Stafford, Sadie Murphy, Ruth Murphy Bruchmann, Rita Murphy Wilkerson, Helen Murphy Sullivan, Anastasia Murphy Sheridan, Andrew A. Murphy, William L. Murphy, Jane E. Murphy, Mary F.M. Howard, Vincent P. Murphy, William T. Murphy, Janet S. Hartigan, Edna S. McInerny, John J. Stafford, Alice Stafford and Unknown Owners, Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Second Division.

Released for publication February 19, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sears and Streit, of Chicago (Barnabas F. Sears, Lloyd J. Tyler, Jr., Richard L. Johnston, of counsel) for appellant.

Edward S. Coath, of Chicago, for Janet S. Hartigan, Edna S. McInerny, John J. Stafford, and Alice Stafford, appellees.

Parkhill, Severns and Stansell, of Chicago, for Northern Trust Company, appellee.

Elmer Michael Walsh, of Chicago, pro se, as trustee for persons not in being.


JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit by a widow to construe the will of her husband with respect, among other things, to her claim to accumulated income. She has appealed from a decree against her and in favor of decedent's brothers and sisters and their children.

The facts are not disputed. The testator died July 25, 1937. The residue of his estate was left in trust, with directions to pay $300 monthly to plaintiff, with power...

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