Legal Opinion

Stewart v. MERCHANTS NAT. BK. OF AURORA

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 19, 1972No. 71-64PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Guild

This appeal arose out of a petition by the appellant to revoke a special ten year trust after only three years had elapsed from the date of its execution in 1967. The primary purposes of the trust were twofold: to provide for the rehabilitation of appellant from personal injuries suffered by him, and for regular payment of mortgage indebtedness on a new home in substitution for the home he owned at the time the trust was executed. The trust was spendthrift in nature. The trial court held that appellant could not revoke the trust because interests of minors and unborn heirs were involved, and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Richardson v. RichardsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
  2. Berlenbach v. Chemical Bank and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
  3. Guaranty Trust Co. v. New York Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1947
  4. McKeown v. PridmoreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941
  5. Vlahos v. AndrewsIllinois Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Forsyth v. RoweSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  2. Teeple v. HunzikerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  3. In Re Estate of HickeyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  4. In Re LennonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1996
  5. Thompson v. Waukesha State Bank Ex Rel. Derek Thompson TrustDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2007

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