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WELCH v. DAVIS

No. 31876.

410 Ill. 130 (1951)

101 N.E.2d 547

ORVILLE E. WELCH, Admr., Appellant, v. DANIEL G. DAVIS, Exr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 19, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANK L. WOLF, of Sullivan, and A.L. YANTIS, of Shelbyville, for appellant.

JOHN J. BAKER, of Shelbyville, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The facts are not in dispute. On March 18, 1948, John L. Davis, a resident of the city of Windsor, in Shelby County, shot his wife, Anna M. Davis, with a revolver. Immediately thereafter, he shot and killed himself. Mrs. Davis died a few minutes later than her husband. Anna Davis was survived by Wanda Maurine Benson, a minor daughter by her first marriage. For all practical purposes...

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