In re Estate of Regelbrugge

Emil Regelbrugge died intestate on September 18, 1988. James Regelbrugge, decedent’s son and administrator of his estate, initiated a citation proceeding on behalf of the estate pursuant to section 16—1 of the Probate Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 110½, par. 16—1) to recover the proceeds of three bank accounts which passed by survivor-ship to decedent’s sister, Josephine Wenberg, and his former wife, Lucille Seyller, citation respondents. After a bench trial, the court found that two of the accounts were validly transferred to respondents prior to decedent’s death. However, the court also…