A court filing by the estranged wife of Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks contends the Hall of Famer was diagnosed with dementia days before he signed a will benefiting his caretaker.
Banks was in a protracted divorce proceeding with fourth wife Elizabeth Banks when he died in January at 83. She is challenging a will that gives all of Bank's assets to caretaker Regina Rice.
In March, Cook County Judge James Riley confirmed the will after two law clerks testified they observed it being signed
The Chicago Tribune reports the petition, made public Monday, contends the baseball player's health had turned for the worse in October when he was injured in a fall at his condominium. After treatment at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the filing contends Rice took him to live with her at her Plainfield home.
