MATTHEWS v. SERAFIN

No. 3-00-0342.

744 N.E.2d 934 (2001)

Gary MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Claire L. SERAFIN and Claire Wiegand, as Trustees of the Mitchell C. Serafin Trust; Pierre Serafin, as Special Adm'r for Mitchell C. Serafin; and Claire Serafin, as Ex'r of the Estate of Mitchell C. Serafin, Deceased, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

February 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Davis (argued), Jamie L. Ross, Miller, Hall & Triggs, Peoria, for Gary Matthews.

John A. Slevin (argued), Vonachen, Lawless, Trager & Slevin, Peoria, for Claire L. Serafin, Claire Wiegand.


Justice BRESLIN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Gary Matthews brought this action claiming that Mitchell Serafin, deceased, unlawfully transferred his entire estate into a revocable trust to avoid paying a judgment. The action was filed against the trustees of Serafin's trust and the executors of his estate (collectively trustees). During a bench trial, the court entered an order at the close of Matthews'...

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