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Appellate Court of Illinois· 5/28/2009

Collins v. Northern Trust Co.

Citations

  • 391 Ill. App. 3d 882
  • 330 Ill. Dec. 893
  • 909 N.E.2d 915
  • 2009 Ill. App. LEXIS 320

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  • analyzing the facts under both the Restatement (Second) of Trusts § 174 (1959) and Illinois law, and stating unless a Restatement section has been adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court, it is not the law, and merely provides guidance
  • analyzing the facts under both the Restatement (Second) of Trusts § 174 (1959) and Illinois law, and stating unless a Restatement section has been adopted by the Illinois Supreme Court, it is not the law, and merely provides guidance
  • “Restatements are not binding on Illinois courts unless adopted by our supreme court . . . [they] merely provide[] guidance.”
  • “[w]e must not consider words and phrases in isolation; rather, we must interpret words and phrases in light of other relevant provisions and interpret the statute as a whole”
  • “[w]e must not consider words and phrases in isolation; rather, we must interpret words and phrases in light of other relevant provisions and interpret the statute as a whole”
  • “[w]e must not consider words and phrases in isolation; rather, we must interpret words and phrases in light of other relevant provisions and interpret the statute as a whole”

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Judges: Malley, McLaren

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