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· 8/8/1996

In Re Estate of Thorp

Citations

  • 669 N.E.2d 359
  • 282 Ill. App. 3d 612
  • 218 Ill. Dec. 416
  • 1996 Ill. App. LEXIS 599

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  • explaining that order construing will and approving sale of farm was final and had to be appealed within 30 days under Rule 304(b)(1)
  • stating that the interpretation of a will is one of the specific issues in the administration of an estate that requires certainty and for which an immediate appeal must be brought under Rule 304(b)(1)
  • stating that the interpretation of a will is one of the specific issues in the administration of an estate that requires certainty and for which an immediate appeal must be brought under Rule 304(b)(1)
  • holding the court’s order directing the executor to sell a piece of real estate was a final order for purposes of Rule 304(b)(1), even though “the exact dollar amounts to be received by the legatees were yet to be ascertained”
  • holding the trial court’s order directing the executor to sell a piece of real estate was a final order for purposes of Rule 304(b)(1), even though “the exact dollar amounts to be received by the legatees were yet to be ascertained”
  • upholding award of attorneys’ fees to the attorney who had represented the executrix of an estate in an action by the executrix to construe an ambiguous will

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Judges: Cook

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