California Court of Appeal

In an action by minority interest-holding beneficiaries opposing trustee's sale of the estate's principal asset, probate court's order awarding approximately $226,000 in attorney's fees and costs to the trustee and ordering the fees charged against the minority interest-holding beneficiaries' future trust distributions is affirmed as the probate court had the equitable power to make the attorney's fees award.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2009
• Published 12/03/2009

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of Ralph B. Wegis, Ralph B. Wegis, Bakersfield, Michael J. Stump;  Daniel Rudnick, Bakersfield;  and Barry Rosenberg for Defendants and Appellants., Steptoe & Johnson, Richard G. Reinis, Rebecca Edelson, Los Angeles;  Lynch & Lynch, Craig M. Lynch, Bakersfield;  McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, D. Greg Durbin and Todd W. Baxter, Fresno, for Plaintiff and Respondent.