IN RE ESTATE OF STITH

No. 42081.

45 Ill.2d 192 (1970)

258 N.E.2d 351

In re ESTATE OF RICHARD BARNES STITH. — (THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS et al., Appellants, v. SIGNA MARIE STITH, Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DAVIS, MORGAN & WITHERELL, of Peoria, (DONAN C. KIRLEY, of counsel,) for appellants University of Illinois and University of Nebraska.

RICHARD H. RADLEY, of Peoria, for appellants University of Southern California and California Institute of Technology.

ARTHUR B. COPELAND, of Peoria, for appellant Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.

McDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY, of Chicago, BELLI, ASHE, ELLISON, CHOULOS & LIEFF, of San Francisco, California, and HEYL, ROYSTER, VOELKER & ALLEN, of Peoria, (MELVIN M. BELLI, HAMILTON SMITH, WILLIAM J. VOELKER, JR., ROBERT L. LIEFF, and JAMES E. BETKE, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Signa Marie Stith, the widow of Richard Barnes Stith, obtained three extensions of time within which to renounce her deceased husband's will. The validity of those extensions was subsequently challenged by certain charities (appellants here) who are the residuary beneficiaries under the will. The circuit court of Marshall County vacated the second and third extensions, the Appellate...

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