Bullis v. DuPage Trust Co.

Craig M. Bullís, the son of Roselyn Ann Bullís, deceased, sued for a construction of the trust provisions under the decedent’s will and for an accounting from the DuPage Trust Company, the trustee. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint and he appeals.

The dispute involves the interpretation of Article Four of the will which provides:

“ARTICLE FOUR

All the rest of my estate, real and personal, wherever located (referred to in this article as the ‘trust property’), including all lapsed legacies and devises, but expressly excluding any property over which I now or hereafter may have power…