Ranger v. Ranger

              NO. 4-07-0065 Filed 3/3/08
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
DOLORES M. RANGER, Trustee of the ) Appeal from
WILLIAM E. RANGER AND DOLORES M. RANGER ) Circuit Court of
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT, ) Macoupin County
Plaintiff-Appellant, ) No. 06CH56
v. )
DOLORES M. RANGER, Current Beneficiary )
of the WILLIAM E. RANGER AND DOLORES M. )
RANGER REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT;)
and BRENDA S. ALBRECHT, MARK R. RANGER, )
and JULIE A. RANGER, Contingent )
Remainder Beneficiaries of the )
WILLIAM E. RANGER AND DOLORES M. RANGER )
REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST AGREEMENT, )
Defendants-Appellants, )
and )
MICHAEL W. RANGER and DIANA L. ) Honorable
WILLIAMSON, n/k/a DIANA L. HELVEY, ) Patrick J. Londrigan,
Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding.
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JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, Dolores M. Ranger as trustee, filed a
complaint for construction on April 4, 2006, requesting the trial
court construe various parts of the William E. Ranger and Dolores
M. Ranger Revocable Living Trust Agreement (Trust). Defendants
are Dolores, as the current beneficiary of the Trust, and her
five children, Brenda Albrecht, Michael Ranger, Diana Williamson,
Mark Ranger, and Julie Ranger as contingent remainder beneficia-ries.
Defendant Michael Ranger opposed the trustee's proposed
administration of certain Trust provisions, namely William's
special directives, which dealt specifically with the family
business, William Ranger and Sons Excavating (business). On
October 4, 2006, Michael filed a motion for summary judgment