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CITIZENS BUSINESS BANK v. CARRANO

No. B216632.

189 Cal.App.4th 1200 (2010)

117 Cal. Rptr. 3d 119

CITIZENS BUSINESS BANK, as Trustee, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JONATHAN CARRANO, Defendant and Appellant; DONNA KAZANJIAN et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

November 5, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl W. Schoth ; Benedon & Serlin, Gerald M. Serlin and Shona Armstrong for Defendant and Appellant.

No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Emling Forensis , Michael J. Emling ; and Joseph E. Porter III , for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

O'CONNELL, J.*—

This matter stems from a dispute over whether a child born out of wedlock is a beneficiary to his biological grandparents' trust. The trial court found the trust instrument ambiguous and that his grandparents did not intend for him to be a beneficiary under their trust. We reverse because we find the terms of the trust are unambiguous and remand with instructions.

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