IN RE ESTATE OF FENTON

No. 81-475.

109 Ill. App.3d 57 (1982)

440 N.E.2d 222

In re ESTATE OF COLBA GHER FENTON, Deceased. — (Robert Vernon Beaver et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Franklin E. Fenton et al., Petitioners-Appellees.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied September 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Phil Gilbert, of Gilbert & Gilbert, of Carbondale, and James L. Karraker, of Anna, for appellants.

William L. Broom III, of Barrett, Morris & Broom, of Carbondale, for appellee Franklin E. Fenton.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, Franklin E. Fenton, executor of the estate of Colba Gher Fenton, deceased, brought this action in the circuit court of Jackson County seeking a construction by the court of a provision of the will bequeathing the decedent's securities to named nieces and nephews. By its judgment, the trial court found, in part, in favor of the construction sought by the legatees under...

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