KNIGHT v. BARDWELL

No. 38466.

32 Ill.2d 172 (1965)

205 N.E.2d 249

HELEN KNIGHT et al., Appellees, v. WILLIAM U. BARDWELL, EXR., et al. — (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PLEASANT VIEW HOME, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 17, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

SCHUYLER, STOUGH & MORRIS, of Chicago, (ROBERT E. COOK and DANIEL M. SCHUYLER, of counsel,) for appellant.

RAYMOND, MAYER, JENNER & BLOCK, of Chicago, (ALBERT E. JENNER, JR., ADDIS E. HULL, and ROBERT E. PFAFF, of counsel,) for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

By her will and codicils Maud Bayless bequeathed 150 shares of stock of the Texas Corporation to each of the plaintiffs, Helen Knight and Raymond Willis, Jr., and named the Christian Science Pleasant View Home of Concord, New Hampshire, as residuary legatee. Plaintiffs brought this will construction action against the Home and William U. Bardwell, the executor, to determine how...

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