Clay v. Woods

Petitioner, Mavis Clay, as executor of the estate of Arthur Nathaniel Clay, her deceased husband, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying her petition for a citation to discover and recover assets from the above-named respondents. She contends that funds on deposit in Totten trusts in the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company (hereafter Continental) and Bell Federal Savings and Loan Association (hereafter Bell) should be treated as property of the estate for the purpose of determining her statutory surviving spouse’s share, and that her petition for…