Legal Opinion
Giagnorio v. Emmett C. Torkelson Trust
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 10, 1997No. 2-96-1415PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rathje
Plaintiff, Pamela Giagnorio (Pamela), brought this action, alleging that defendant, Joan Torkelson (Joan), breached her fiduciary duties as trustee of the Emmett C. Torkelson Trust (Trust), dated January 27, 1989. Specifically, Pamela alleged that the sale of the Trust corpus by Joan to defendant, James Torkelson (James), breached Joan’s duty to Pamela, a contingent beneficiary of the Trust. Pamela’s complaint was dismissed, and she was given leave to file an amended complaint. After extensive briefing and argument, the trial court dismissed Pamela’s amended complaint with prejudice, citing…
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