Bornstein v. First United

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY

delivered the opinion of the court:

This action arises from a dispute between the beneficiaries of an Illinois land trust over the power to direct the land trustee. On appeal, we will consider whether the trial court correctly ruled that beneficiary Nathan Grossgold acted improperly in revoking the power of direction given to beneficiary Melvin Bornstein but that the trustee, First Chicago Trust Company, acted properly in refusing to honor Bornstein’s power of direction. We will also consider whether the trial court properly assessed to Grossgold the attorney fees owed…