Vavadakis v. Commercial National Bank

Plaintiff Jim Vavadakis appeals from a partial summary judgment for defendant Commercial National Bank. Vavadakis alleged that the bank breached its duty of care as trustee of a land trust by accepting a forged assignment conveying the beneficial interest in the trust from Vavadakis to his wife, Elena. On the bank’s motion for partial summary judgment, the trial court ruled that the bank had breached no duty of care. For the reasons below, we affirm.

On September 29, 1979, Jim Vavadakis purchased the property at 8418 West Crane in Niles, Illinois. Vavadakis was subsequently married, and in…