Greenlaw v. Greenlaw

PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following Bessie Strong’s (decedent’s) death on July 17, 1986, Ethel McCoy filed a "Petition for Letters of Administration” in the circuit court of Cook County, alleging that her sister died intestate. In response, Arthur Greenlaw (petitioner), decedent’s nephew, filed a “Petition for Probate of Missing Will and for Letters Testamentary,” attaching thereto a purported copy of decedent’s will.

Following a hearing, pursuant to section 6 — 4 of the Probate Act of 1975 (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110x/2, par. 6 — 4), the circuit…