In Re Estate of Buehnemann

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Madison County awarding petitioner-appellee, Velma Buehnemann, $5,000 as the surviving spouse of Edward John Buehnemann, pursuant to the Probate Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 3, par. 178).

Alice Rhodes and Albert Buehnemann, appellants in this cause, were appointed co-administrators of his estate. Appellee filed her petition for a surviving spouse’s award. Appellants served notice of taking of petitioner’s deposition. Petitioner filed a motion to strike the notice or, in the alternative, for a protective order on the grounds that the…