Segur v. McGill Sbrizzi

The three plaintiffs, the adopted children of Helen McGill’s two daughters, filed a suit for partition of a farm located in Iroquois County and held by Helen’s estate. Each plaintiff claimed a one-fifth interest in the farm based upon the terms of Helen’s will and section 2—4(f) of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/2—4(f) (West 1996)). Helen’s two natural-born grandchildren objected. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, and we affirm.

FACTS

This dispute among Helen McGill’s five grandchildren concerns their inheritance of Helen’s 273-acre farm (the River Farm).…