In re Estate of Petrik
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The Supreme Court vacated the order of the circuit court granting a petition to terminate a joint tenancy filed with the estate action of one of the deceased tenants without notice or a hearing, holding that the failure to provide notice was not harmless.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) this Court had appellate jurisdiction to review the circuit court's order terminating the joint tenancy; (2) the petition to terminate the joint tenancy was a formal proceeding requiring notice, and the failure to comply with the notice requirements was not harmless; and (3) Appellant's argument that he was immediately vested with the joint tenancy land either by the right of survivorship or the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code was not a basis for affirming the order terminating the joint tenancy.
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