In Re Estate of Bridges

The circuit court of Champaign County overruled the objections filed by Billy Bridges and Timmy Bridges (hereafter objectors) to the final report of Rosemary Bridges, executor of the estate of Wendell Bridges, and approved the report. The appellate court, in an order pursuant to Rule 23 (87 Ill. 2 R. 23), reversed (104 Ill. App. 3d 1213), and we granted the executor’s petition for leave to appeal (87 Ill. 2d R. 315).

The testator, Wendell Bridges, was a contractor in the Champaign-Urbana area. He executed a will on May 29, 1979, and died on July 2, 1979, survived by his widow, who is the…