{"id":7629,"date":"2020-02-21T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=7629"},"modified":"2020-02-17T12:29:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T12:29:42","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-summary-judgment-in-favor-of-the-estate-on-claimed-defendant-by-deadmans-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-summary-judgment-in-favor-of-the-estate-on-claimed-defendant-by-deadmans-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of the Estate on Claimed Defendant by Dead Man\u2019s Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Feb. 16, 2017, Kevin and Anita Crawford died in an automobile crash along with one of their children. The remaining two children were placed in the care of Anita\u2019s parents. Anita\u2019s father, Irwin Schmidt, was named the executor of their estate on April 10, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 4, 2017, Wayne Crawford, Kevin\u2019s father, filed a claim against both Kevin and Anita&#8217;s estate, alleging that they each jointly and severally owed him $223,529.55 for money they had borrowed from Crawford beginning in 2005. It was alleged that these loans were for groceries, utility bills and debt payments.<\/p>\n<p>Crawford also claimed that he leased a vehicle for Kevin and Anita and paid it off after their deaths.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-summary-judgment-in-favor-of-the-estate-on-claimed-defendant-by-deadmans-act\/#more-7629\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Feb. 16, 2017, Kevin and Anita Crawford died in an automobile crash along with one of their children. 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