ZACHARY v. MILLS

No. 4-95-0154.

660 N.E.2d 1301 (1996)

277 Ill.App.3d 601

214 Ill.Dec. 352

Wanda ZACHARY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. Forrest F. MILLS, Individually and as Executor of the Instrument Purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Blanche Hillard, Deceased, et al., Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided January 25, 1996.

Rehearing Denied March 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlan Heller (argued) and Rodney L. Smith, Heller, Holmes & Associates, P.C., Mattoon, for Sheila Orr.

Stephen R. Kaufmann (argued) and Thomas H. Wilson, Sorling, Northrup, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, Ltd., Springfield, for Forrest F. Mills.


Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs Wanda Zachary and Sheila Orr appeal an adverse jury verdict in the circuit court of Clark County in their action contesting the validity of the last will of their great-aunt, Blanche Hillard (decedent). Plaintiffs are decedent's sole heirs. They are the daughters of defendant Ruby Orr and decedent's deceased nephew, Keith Orr. Defendant Forrest Mills is decedent's first cousin, and defendants Ruth Arbogast...

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