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In Re Estate of Lowry

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 26, 1981No. 80-500PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The appellants have appealed from the following rulings made by the trial court during the probate of a will:

1. the appellants were not legatees and thus were not entitled to notice of the probate of the will since the testator merely “requested” another legatee to divide certain property with the appellants;

2. the paragraph of the will stating that a specifically designated trust was revoked was effective to revoke that trust.

We find no error and affirm.

The testator, Katherine Bulkley Lowry, died March 23,1977. She was survived…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Leahy v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
  2. Chase National Bank v. TomagnoNew York Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Cohn v. Central National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
  4. Keiser v. JensenIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
  5. Edgar County Children's Home v. BeltranenaIllinois Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re the Estate of SandersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
  2. Gardenhire v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  3. In RE ESTATE OF McCREATHColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Euart v. YoakleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Ernest v. ChumleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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