IN RE ESTATE OF MERCIER

Nos. 4-11-0205, 4-11-0350.

961 N.E.2d 958 (2011)

356 Ill. Dec. 569

In re the ESTATE OF LeRoy W. MERCIER, Deceased, Jody A. Martin, as Executrix of the Estate of LeRoy W. Mercier, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rhonda E. Mercier, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

December 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon W. Gates (argued), Chad M. Skarpiak (argued), Gates, Wise & Schlosser, P.C., Springfield, for Jody A. Martin.

Cheryl S. Neal (argued), Mohan, Alewelt, Prillaman & Adami, Springfield, for Rhonda Mercier.


OPINION

Justice COOK delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Jody A. Martin, appeals a series of trial court orders removing Jody as trustee of a testamentary trust and appointing defendant, Rhonda E. Mercier, as her replacement. Jody argues, pertinently, that the court abused its discretion in substituting Rhonda for Jody, deprived Jody of due process, and misconstrued section 4.26 of the Trusts and Trustees Act (760 ILCS...

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