Susman v. West Pullman Savings & Loan Ass'n

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing a verified petition for citation for recovery of assets of the estate of Joseph J. Waitkevich. Petitioner is Michael B. Susman, attorney-in-fact for lonas Ruzas, nephew and heir at law of the decedent. Respondents are West Pullman Savings and Loan Association and Felix Palilunas, the alleged beneficiary of a payable on death savings account created by decedent at West Pullman. At the conclusion of a hearing on the petition, the court found that the funds in the account belonged to Palilunas. Only the respondent…