Northern Trust Co. v. Tarre

The Northern Trust Company filed suit in the circuit court of Cook County seeking instructions as to the proper distribution of assets held on behalf of Harry and Fannie Kaplan, deceased settlors under a trust agreement executed by them and naming Northern as trustee. Joined as defendants were Leonard Kaplan and Sylvia Tarre (the settlors’ children); Raymond Kaplan and Linda Kaplan Beatus (son and daughter of Leonard); Mark Tarre and Laurel Tarre Goodman (son and daughter of Sylvia); and Joseph Tarre (the minor son of Mark Tarre), all beneficiaries under the trust. The controversy centered…