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FRANCISCAN SISTERS HEALTH CARE CORP. v. DEAN

No. 56148.

95 Ill.2d 452 (1983)

448 N.E.2d 872

FRANCISCAN SISTERS HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. JOHN R. DEAN, Indiv. and as Ex'r, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 22, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardin W. Hawes, of Sebat, Swanson, Banks, Lessen & Garman, of Danville, for appellant.

F. Daniel Welsch, of Young, Welsch, Young & Hall, of Danville, for appellees.

Affirmed and remanded.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant John R. Dean prepared Mrs. Elizabeth Messmer's final will on February 7, 1978. After making two small specific bequests the will further provided:

"All the rest and residue of my estate, personal and mixed, I give, devise and bequeath in equal parts among them to St. Elizabeth Hospital of Danville, Illinois and my long time friend and advisor John R. Dean, or his heirs...

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