BROWN v. COMMERCIAL NATL. BK.

No. 41515.

42 Ill.2d 365 (1969)

247 N.E.2d 894

CLARESA F. ARMSTRONG BROWN, Appellant, v. COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF PEORIA et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KING, ROBIN, GALE AND PILLINGER, of Chicago, and ROBERT L. BURHANS, of Peoria, (WILLARD L. KING, DOUGLAS PILLINGER, and J. WILLIAM BRAITHWAITE, of counsel,) for appellant.

KAVANAGH, SCULLY, SUDOW, WHITE & FREDERICK, of Peoria, (JOSEPH Z. SUDOW and LARRY M. LEIKEN, of counsel,) for appellee Commercial National Bank of Peoria.

DAVIS, MORGAN & WITHERELL, of Peoria, (ARLEIGH DAVIS and DONAN C. KIRLEY, of counsel,) for appellees Merritt Kempshall Meyer, Richard Kempshall Meyer, Jr., Emily Garland Meyer and certain unborn persons.

HARRY B. HOFFMAN, of Peoria, for appellees Richard Kempshall Meyer, Sr. and Mary F. Meyer.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The Commercial National Bank of Peoria, as trustee, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Peoria County seeking approval of its accounts and investment policy with respect to two irrevocable trusts established in 1962 by Clara K. Meyer, since deceased. A counterclaim was filed by her daughter, Claresa Armstrong Brown, the principal beneficiary...

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