In re Estate of Nicholls

State: Illinois

Court: 4th District Appellate

Docket No: 4-10-0871 Official Reports

Case Date: 09/29/2011

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In re Estate of Nicholls, 2011 IL App (4th) 100871

Appellate Court Caption

In re: the Estate of WILLIAM KENDALL NICHOLLS, Deceased, BEVERLY J. SHORES, Coexecutor of the Estate of WILLIAM KENDALL NICHOLLS, Deceased, Petitioner-Appellee, v. WALTER K. NICHOLLS, Respondent-Appellant, and UNITED COMMUNITY BANK, and Illinois Banking Corporation, Respondent.

District & No.

Fourth District Docket No. 4-10-0871 May 11, 2011 September 29, 2011 The trial court properly entered a judgment finding that a power of attorney executed by decedent did not authorize respondent coexecutor to change the beneficiary on several certificates of deposit and properly barred testimony concerning alleged conversations in which decedent authorized respondent to make those changes.

Argued Filed Held
(Note: This syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, No. 07-P-585; the Hon. John W. Belz, Judge, presiding.

Judgment

Affirmed and remanded for further proceedings.

Counsel on Appeal

William T. Panichi (argued), of Springfield, for appellant. David R. Reid (argued), of Reid Law Office, LLC, of Springfield, for appellee.

Panel

PRESIDING JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Steigmann and Cook concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

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