In re Estate of Winton

The State of Illinois (State) appeals from an order entered December 22, 1982, by Judge Joseph Schneider of the circuit court of Cook County in which he denied defendant’s motion to dismiss and affirmed the inheritance assessment contained in the court’s earlier order of September 30,1982.

On February 20, 1979, Gladys Winton (decedent) died testate at age .76. In her will executed November 18, 1974, she bequeathed all but $1,000 of her $237,421 estate to John R. Winton, Jr. (John), who she characterized in the will as “my step-son.” On December 20, 1979, Michael Schiessle, executor of…