Bullis v. DuPage Trust Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding trustee under duty to take \reasonable steps\ to enforce claims against executor where trustee and executor roles are filled by same trust company
• trustee was under duty ‘‘to take reasonable steps’’ to enforce claims against executor, even when trustee and executor roles were filled by same trust company
• trustee of a testamentary trust has the duty “to carefully examine the terms of the trust in order to ascertain exactly what property forms the subject-matter of the trust,” quoting Bogert, Trusts & Trustees § 583, at 218­ 219 (2d ed. 1960)

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