People Ex Rel. Kula v. O'Connell

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook county dismissing a petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent, John F. O’Connell, as judge of the probate court of said county, to expunge from the records of the probate court all entries of September 23, 1943, which purport to admit to probate the last will and testament and codicils thereto of Maryanna Motzny, deceased.

Maryanna Motzny died on July 9, 1943. The petitioners - in the circuit court, hereinafter called appellants, are heirs-at-law and next of kin. There was filed in the probate court of Cook county…