Appellate Court of Illinois April 30, 1992, 4-91-0719 (Pruitt v. Jockisch)

PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Section 3 of the Wrongful Death Act (Act) states:

“In the event that the only asset of the deceased estate is a cause of action arising under this Act, and no petition for letters of office for his or her estate has been filed, the court, upon motion of any person who would be entitled to a recovery under this Act, and after such notice