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COUSSEE v. ESTATE OF EFSTON

No. 1-92-2869.

633 N.E.2d 815 (1994)

262 Ill. App.3d 419

199 Ill.Dec. 19

Rosemary COUSSEE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. ESTATE OF James EFSTON, Helen Childs, Nicholas S. Limperis, Sophia Demet, and Constantine Chioles, Respondents-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing May 19, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith E. Morehead and Jon R. Flynn, Morehead and Flynn, Chicago, for appellants.

Donald X. Murray and Donald V. O'Brien of O'Brien, O'Rourke, Hogan & McNulty, Chicago, for appellee.

Presiding Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

James Efston died leaving two testamentary documents, both purporting to be his will: one was executed in Illinois in 1975, the other in Greece in 1986. Petitioner Rosemary Coussee, a beneficiary under the 1975 will only, brought this action to construe the two wills. The trial court found the wills revealed one testamentary scheme and gave effect to both. Efston's estate appeals, alleging the revocation...

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