Bank of America v. Carpenter

FIRST DIVISION May 24, 2010 Nos. 1-08-2647, 1-08-3281 & 1-08-3282 (cons.) BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Trustee Under the Will of ) Appeal from the Hartley Harper, Deceased, ) Circuit Court of ) Cook County Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, ) ) v. ) No. 07 CH 6683 ) JOHN CARPENTER, et al., ) Honorable ) William O. Maki, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE LAMPKIN delivered the opinion of the court: This appeal arises from a dispute involving the plaintiff trustee Bank of America, N.A., the defendant income beneficiaries, and the defendant remainder…