Willard v. Town & Country Bank

This is an appeal by petitioner Helen Willard from a summary judgment entered in the circuit court of Champaign County. Petitioner is a niece and heir of John Tobin, who died on August 10, 1967. In addition to petitioner, the heirs included Tobin’s 14 other nieces and nephews. However, Tobin’s handwritten will, dated July 29, 1967, left the entire estate to one of the nephews, Robert Denny, petitioner’s brother.

On September 1, 1967, a petition for probate of will and for letters of administration with will annexed was filed by Denny seeking admission of the will to probate and issuance of…