MUCCI v. STOBBS

No. 5-95-0457.

666 N.E.2d 50 (1996)

281 Ill. App.3d 22

216 Ill.Dec. 882

Michele Nicholas MUCCI, current income beneficiary of the Michele Mucci and Bernice Mucci, Deceased, Inter Vivos Trusts and Estates, Petitioner-Appellee, v. John Dale STOBBS, Trustee of the Inter Vivos Trusts of Michele Mucci and Bernice Mucci, Deceased, Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 5, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Dale Stobbs, James S. Sinclair, Alton, David G. Dempsey, St. Louis, MO, John D. Stobbs II, East Alton, for Appellant.

Elisabeth A. Ritter, Wiseman, Shaikewitz, McGivern, Wahl, Flavin, Hesi & Mormino, P.C., Alton, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

John Dale Stobbs, as trustee of the inter vivos trusts of Dr. Michele Mucci and Mrs. Bernice Mucci, who are now deceased, appeals from the trial court's order removing him as trustee. On appeal, Stobbs argues that the trial court abused its discretion in ordering his removal as trustee. We affirm.

I. FACTS

The appellant, John Dale Stobbs, is a licensed attorney and a partner in...

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