Simpson v. Simpson

Citations

• 114 Ill. 603

Syllabus

<p>1. Advancement—Z>y father to son—death of the latter in the lifetime of the former—rights of children of the son—the statute construed. The acceptance by a son of a conveyance of land from his father, in satisfaction of his share as prospective heir in the father’s estate, will not only bar his own right to share in the distribution of the father’s estate, real and personal, but also that of his children, in case he should die before his father.</p> <p>2. The fourth section of the act of 1872, to the effect that if a child receiving an advancement from his father dies before the father, leaving issue, the amount thereof shall be allowed accordingly by the representatives of the son so advanced, as so much of their share of the estate, the same as if the advancement had been made directly to them, is not confined to cases of advancements made to a son after such act took effect, but applies equally to advancements made before that time, when the party making the same dies after the law took effect.</p>