In Re Estate of Hoover

Plaintiffs, Robert C. Hoover and five of his seven children, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendants, the executors and several beneficiaries of H. Earl Hoover’s estate, to contest the validity of Mr. Hoover’s will and several codicils. In their first amended complaint, plaintiffs alleged that Mr. Hoover’s will and the last five codicils to the will were invalid because the testator lacked testamentary capacity and, alternatively, because these instruments were the products of undue influence. Defendants moved for summary judgment on both the…