Schneberger v. Moran

On November 12, 1975, Bertha J. Moran (“Bertha”) and Ronald W. Moran (“Ronald”) were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a car parked in their garage in Riverside, Illinois. On December 18,1975, the circuit court of Cook County entered an order finding that at her death Bertha left three heirs at law, sons Owen and Roger and daughter Jane Moran Traeger.

Following a bench trial on a petition to amend the table of heirship to include the deceased son Ronald, the trial court found that Ronald had survived Bertha and accordingly granted the petition.1 This appeal seeks the reinstatement…