Northern Trust Co. v. Heuer

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff The Northern Trust Company (Northern Trust), as trustee for the Harry P. Heuer Trust (the trust), filed a complaint in the circuit court for construction of the trust agreement. After resolution of the construction issues, the circuit court ordered that Northern Trust’s attorney fees and costs be paid from the trust and that the attorney fees and costs of defendant-beneficiary Harry J. Heuer (Heuer) be paid from his share of the trust. Heuer appeals from those orders, contending that (1) except for its expenses incurred from…