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IN RE ESTATE OF WATTS

No. 14886.

67 Ill. App.3d 463 (1979)

384 N.E.2d 589

In re ESTATE OF LAURA VIOLA WATTS, Deceased. — (CARL H. MANHART et al., Co-Ex'rs of the Last Will and Testament of Laura Viola Watts, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CARL H. MANHART, Defendant-Appellee. — (VIRGINIA WARREN et al., Defendants; MELVIN M. FITZPATRICK et al., Defendants-Appellants.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed January 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Smith, Jr., of Mattoon, for appellants.

Harlan Heller, of Mattoon, for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Melvin M. Fitzpatrick and Arnold F. Fitzpatrick appeal from an order of the circuit court of Coles County declaring the will of Laura Viola Watts to have been properly admitted to probate and ordering distribution in accordance therewith.

On January 31, 1977, following the death of the decedent, Carl Manhart, Virginia Warren, and Frank Warren petitioned the court for admission...

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