IN RE ESTATE OF JUSTUS

No. 3-91-0630.

612 N.E.2d 89 (1993)

243 Ill. App.3d 737

183 Ill.Dec. 832

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Janette JUSTUS, Deceased, Kathryn J. Hanks and James E. Justus, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Janice L. JUSTUS, individually and as Executor of the purported Last Will and Testament of Janette Justus, and Jerold L. Justus, Respondents-Appellees (William H. Justus and Eleanor Jean Sopp, Respondents).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 6, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley L. Tucker (argued), Hartzell, Glidden, Tucker & Hartzell, Carthage, for Kathryn J. Hanks and James E. Justus.

Joseph A. Duesterhaus (argued), James L. Palmer, Scholz, Staff & Palmer, Quincy, for Janice L. Justus, William H. Justus, Eleanor Jean Sopp, Jerold L. Justus.


Presiding Justice McCUSKEY delivered the opinion of the Court:

The petitioners, Kathryn J. Hanks and James E. Justus, filed a probate action challenging the will prepared by their mother, Janette Justus (the decedent) and seeking to set aside certain certificates of deposit held in joint tenancy. The circuit court of Hancock County entered orders granting a motion in limine filed by the respondents, Janice L. Justus and Jerold L. Justus. The orders excluded...

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