Estate of Malcolm

PRESIDING JUSTICE EGAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiffs, James Bailey, Daniel Bailey and Michael Bailey, appeal from an order dismissing their petition to contest a will. The sole issue is whether they had standing to contest the will.

Vera Malcolm died on November 26, 1989. In the two years before her death, she allegedly executed three separate wills. The plaintiffs are not heirs of the decedent but were legatees under all three wills.

Under the terms of the first will, dated April 7, 1988, Michael Bailey received a general legacy of $7,500; James and Daniel Bailey were named…