In Re Estate of Thompson

The administratrix of the estate of Diana Thompson filed a written instrument renouncing the will of Jerry Thompson. The circuit court of Kane County denied the petition to renounce, finding that there was “no logical, legal or equitable justification for granting permission to renounce the [w]ill of Jerry Thompson.”

The administratrix appeals.

The single issue the administratrix presents on review is whether the statutory right to renounce the will (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. HOW, par. 2 — 8(b)) survived the death of Diana Thompson.

Jerry Thompson and his wife, Diana Thompson, were involved in a…