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MARTIN v. GERDES

No. 4-87-0762.

169 Ill. App.3d 386 (1988)

523 N.E.2d 607

GEORGE W. MARTIN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MARTHA DEE GERDES, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed May 3, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. William Horsley, of Springfield, and Dale H. Thayer, of Modesto, California, for appellants.

Law Offices of Donald A. LoBue, of Springfield, for appellee.

Order affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves the question of whether the language of a will plainly precludes an adopted child from inheriting a remainder interest in real estate. Subsidiary questions are whether the language of the will at issue is ambiguous to the extent that extrinsic evidence is admissible to explain the meaning of its terms and whether the adopted child is barred by the doctrines of collateral...

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