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CONTINENTAL BANK, N.A. v. HERGUTH

No. 2-92-0806.

617 N.E.2d 852 (1993)

248 Ill. App.3d 292

187 Ill.Dec. 395

CONTINENTAL BANK, N.A., et at., as Trustees, v. Norma N. HERGUTH, et al., Defendants-Appellants (Harold J. Neubrand, et al., Defendants-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Carroll (argued), James W. Hitzeman, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, for Norma N. and Meghan Herguth, Frederick W. Neubrand, Jr., Suzanne S. McPhilomy and Darin F. Kuhns.

Jeffrey S. Kinsler, Howard M. McCue, III, Donna E. Morgan, Mayer, Brown & Platt, William P. Sutter (argued), Christopher W. Zibart, Cathryn Ruggeri, James R. Hellige, Hopkins & Sutter, Samuel W. Witwer, Jr., Brian M. Waldron, Witwer, Moran, Burlage & Witwer, John T. Brooks, Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, for Continental Bank, N.A.

Pamela S. Fox, Maggio & Fox Professional Corp., Terry L. Deck, Mary J. Gaziano, Rockford, Sharon R. Rudy, Loves Park.

Lucinda N. Lawless, pro se.

Catherine L. Paduano, pro se.

John P. Lawless, pro se.

Michael E. Lawless, pro se.

Patricia Ann Sirbola, pro se.

Franklin W. Nitikman, Roger W. Wenthe, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, amicus.

Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is from an order of the circuit court of Winnebago County in an action for the construction of a trust. The trial court held that both the adopted son of one of the settlor's grandsons (the adopted person) and the illegitimate son of that same grandson's other adopted son (the illegitimate person) were "lawful descendants" under the trust. On appeal, the natural born beneficiaries of the trust (the natural...

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