Boonstra v. City of Chicago

Plaintiff Kathleen Boonstra, administrator of the estate of Joseph Zawistowski, deceased, filed a citation petition against defendant City of Chicago for recovery of assets belonging to the decedent’s estate. Plaintiff’s action was brought by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Joseph Zawistowski, deceased, and as a class action on behalf of all administrators of estates similarly situated. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the citation petition for failure to state a cause of action. The trial court granted the motion to dismiss. Plaintiff has appealed the order. We reverse and…