Moskal v. Kowal

At issue in this appeal is whether the administrator’s pleadings and affidavit alleged sufficient facts to reopen the estate pursuant to section 308a of the Probate Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 3, par. 308a, repealed by Pub. Act 79-328; current version at Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 3, par. 24 — 9.

On October 23, 1975, appellant petitioned pursuant to section 308a of the Probate Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 3, par. 308a) to reopen this estate. The estate had been closed on May 24,1973. She alleged that “additional personal property” consisting of family heirlooms and objects of art had been…