Olivero v. Connell

This appeal is a continuation of a dispute concerning whether devisees under a will should be required to pay money to the estate to cover payment of expenses of administration and Federal estate taxes. The dispute was previously before us in the case of In re Estate of Martin (1987), 162 Ill. App. 3d 638, 515 N.E.2d 1312 (Martin I). The decedent died July 2, 1983. Her will was admitted to probate by the circuit court of Piatt County on July 10, 1983. A daughter, Phyllis Joanne Nickelson, was named and has served as executor. During the course of administration, on July 11, 1986, the executor…