CAIN v. FINNIE

No. 5-02-0150.

785 N.E.2d 1039 (2003)

337 Ill. App.3d 318

271 Ill.Dec. 845

Rae CAIN, Sue Jones, Grattena Ponce, and Erma Farley, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Barbara FINNIE, as Executor of the Estate of Blanche Spurlock, Deceased, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

February 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald V. Ferrell, Thomas J. Foster, Jelliffe, Ferrell, Morris, Doerge & Foster, Harrisburg, for Appellant.

Robert C. Wilson, Wilson & Cape, Harrisburg, for Appellees.


Justice DONOVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

We are presented with the task of interpreting a simple, one-line will, the likes of which still create a split among authorities. In this instance, the circuit court of Saline County agreed with the plaintiffs' interpretation and granted their motion for a summary judgment. The defendant appeals, and we affirm.

In 1949, C.E. Spurlock died. His will, as admitted to probate, provided in its entirety as follows...

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