Legal Opinion

Fuller Family Holdings, LLC v. Northern Trust Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 13, 2007No. 1-06-1533PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hoffman

The plaintiff, Fuller Family Holdings, LLC (Fuller Holdings), as successor in interest to the William A. Fuller Indenture of Trust (Fuller Trust or the trust), appeals the dismissal of its action against the defendant, The Northern Trust Company (Northern), asserting claims for (1) breach of fiduciary duty, and (2) spoliation of evidence. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The allegations in the corrected complaint, the affidavit in support of the motion to dismiss, and their attached exhibits reveal the following relevant facts, which we must accept as…

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