McLane v. Wimbiscus

On February 23, 1979, the circuit court of Bureau County dismissed with prejudice a citation petition filed by the executor of the estate of Grace M. Shugart, said petition being captioned as an “Amended Citation to Discover and For Order of Conveyance.” The executor, Cecil McLane, appeals that decision to dismiss.

The facts which underlie this controversy as set forth in the subject citation petition are as follows: On February 17, 1958, a deed was recorded in the Bureau County recorder’s office which described a 240-acre farm and which established that the farm was owned in joint tenancy by…