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Colburn v. Northern Trust Co.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In case where decedent's former wife and children filed safe harbor petitions to eliminate their forced election of either enforcing their rights...

N. Trust Co. v. Knox

Probate, Trusts & Estates
Summary judgment for defendant holding that he is entitled to a share of the trust principal in an action brought by the trustee in order to seek...

Coosemans Specialties, Inc. v. Gargiulo

Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a suit for recovery of funds under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act from a PACA trustee, judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed over the...

Indyway Investment v. Cooper

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving trust represented by counsel at trial, but where trustee filed notice of appeal in propria persona, respondent's motion to dismiss...

Rowe v. Jones

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In case involving the Inmate Welfare Fund, created following settlement of prisoner civil rights class action suit, dismissal of defendants' motion to...

Stewart v. Seward

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In case arising over the distribution of assets of an estate, dismissal following sustaining of demurrer is affirmed as the trial court properly found...

Reedy v. Bussell

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Sanctions
Following the imposition of terminating sanctions based on defendants' conduct that amounted to the child's taunt, "make me," judgments against...

Butt v. Bank of Am., N.A.

Banking Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit alleging that Bank of America breached its fiduciary duty to plaintiff as trustee of a trust created in 1948 to administer a New Mexico oil...

Young v. McCoy

Debt Collection, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Probate Code section 15305.5(c) does not allow a court to order a trustee to invade the assets of a discretionary trust in order to pay a restitution...

Estate of Burden

Family Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Evidence of decedent's acknowledgements of respondent as his son during his lifetime are sufficient to meet the burden imposed by Probate Code section...