Bucktown Partners v. Johnson

The plaintiff, Dorothy Williams, filed a declaratory judgment action seeking construction of a trust agreement executed by her parents. The trustee, Springfield Marine Bank, and the plaintiffs children were named as defendants. A guardian ad litem was appointed to represent the plaintiffs minor children. The guardian ad litem appeals from a judgment on the pleadings in favor of the plaintiff. At issue is whether an addendum to the trust agreement executed by one of the settlors was a valid exercise of either a power to amend or a power of appointment by will.