Wessels v. Burros

An objector, Wesley J. Wessels, appeals from the circuit court’s allowance of the claim of Winifred R. Burrow against the estate of Fred H. Wessels, deceased. We affirm.

Since the manifest weight of the evidence is an issue in this appeal, we shall set out in some detail the evidence presented at trial as reflected in the record. Four witnesses testified at trial: Shanda Jaremus, adult daughter of the claimant; Milo J. Fleming, the attorney who drafted the document forming the basis of this claim; Helen Hawthorne, secretary to Mr. Fleming at the time the document was drafted; and Wesley J.…