Rosene v. Rosene

Paul A. Rosene, executor of the estate of Carlton W. Rosene, deceased, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Kane County denying his petition to disallow the renunciation of decedent’s will by his widow, Ruth Madge Rosene. The sole question on appeal is whether the trial court erred in allowing a renunciation which was signed by the widow’s attorney and filed more than eight months subsequent to the admission of the will to probate.

The facts are not in dispute. The decedent and Ruth Rosene were married on January 9,1974, and on April 8,1974, decedent executed a will containing the…