Mowinski v. Stout

Petitioners, Thomas J. Mowinski and Candida Cuneo Mowinski, appeal the order of the circuit court of Du Page County, finding that a Palm Desert, California, condominium was an asset of the estate of decedent, Ann L. Cuneo, and that two quitclaim deeds purportedly transferring decedent’s interest in the property to petitioners were not valid. We affirm.

Respondents Ronald Stout and Breda Stout maintain that the property is an asset of decedent’s estate. Decedent’s will provides that respondents are to inherit the property. Petitioners assert that decedent gave them the condominium in a…