Wiemer v. Havana National Bank

Defendant Havana National Bank appeals from a judgment for *300,000 entered in favor of plaintiff Amelia Wiemer in an action to recover damages for defendant’s alleged breach of trust. The same transaction was involved in Havana National Bank v. Wiemer (3d Dist. 1975), 32 Ill. App. 3d 578, 335 N.E.2d 506, appeal denied (1976), 61 Ill. 2d 601. Since our earlier opinion contained a complete statement of facts, we shall include here only those circumstances necessary to this appeal.

In 1966, Amelia Wiemer and her husband LaVern Wiemer contracted to purchase a 312-acre farm for *120,000. Shortly…