Samuel v. Northern Trust Co.

The plaintiff, Bernyce E. Samuel, appeals from an order which granted the defendant’s motion to strike her second amended complaint. The sole issue is whether the complaint states a cause of action.

The defendant, Northern Trust Company, is the executor of the estate of Alfred C. Knudson. The complaint in issue alleged as follows: Late in 1973, the decedent, Alfred C. Knudson, told the plaintiff that he had set aside money for her in his safe deposit box; at the time of this communication he was suffering from cirrhosis of the liver; this condition was known to him at that time; shortly…