Vena v. Vena

              No. 2--07--0876 Filed: 12-4-08
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IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
SECOND DISTRICT
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GUY VENA, as Trustee of the Harry A. Vena ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
Trust Dated February 28, 2002, ) of Du Page County.
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Plaintiff and Counterdefendant- )
Appellee, ))
v. ) No. 06--MR--1282
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PHILIP VENA, )
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Defendant and Counterplaintiff- )
Appellant )
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(Michael Vena, Dennis Vena, Ronald Vena, )
Richard Vena, Robert Vena, Linda Vail, )
Susan Pelletier, Vanessa Gramarossa, Mark )
Perrone, Guy Scott Vena, Thomas Vena, Lisa )
Johnson, Jill Mell, Tara MacTavish, Joel Vena, ) Honorable
Philip Jaros, Patricia Herres, and Antoinette ) Kenneth L. Popejoy,
Jaros, Defendants). ) Judge, Presiding.
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PRESIDING JUSTICE ZENOFF delivered the opinion of the court:
Guy Vena, the trustee of a trust made by Harry A. Vena, brought a complaint for declaratory
judgment. He asked the trial court to rule that, under a provision in the trust instrument by which an
approval of the trustee's accounts by a majority of the "income beneficiaries" would have the same
effect as court approval of the accounts, the accounts were approved. Guy named all the living
beneficiaries of the trust as defendants. One beneficiary was Philip Vena, who answered and