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IN RE ESTATE OF JOFFE

No. 85-2038.

143 Ill. App.3d 438 (1986)

493 N.E.2d 70

In re ESTATE OF ANNA M. JOFFE, Deceased (Philip H. Manasse et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. Leonard Holleb et al., Respondents-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed May 6, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Defrees & Fiske, of Chicago (Timothy J. Riordan, of counsel), for appellants.

Sidley & Austin, of Chicago (Edna Selon Epstein and James J. Carroll, of counsel), for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE SCARIANO delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioners-appellants, Charlotte Frank and Philip Manasse, appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing their petition to contest the validity of the will of their grandmother Anna M. Joffe. The trial court predicated its decision to dismiss on the doctrine of election, which prohibits a party from both accepting a benefit conferred by a will while simultaneously maintaining...

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