Pape v. Byrd

On September 23, 1988, plaintiff Jean A. Pape, as guardian of the person of Simpson Driskell, Jr. (Simpson), a disabled adult, brought suit in chancery in the circuit court of Sangamon County against a defendant designated as “Wilma Louise Byrd, who now calls herself Wilma Louise Driskell” (Wilma). Two of the counts of the complaint requested a declaration that a marriage between Simpson and Wilma occurring on August 20, 1985, was void. Other counts requested a determination that plaintiff, in her individual capacity, and many others who had remainder or reversionary interests in the estate…