In Re Trust Estate of Archambault

Actions concerning the settlement of trust accounts are equitable in nature, and, when appealed from probate court, are to be heard by the superior court sitting as a court of equity. In re Weatherhead, 53 Vt. 653, 658 (1881).

Once invoked, equity retains jurisdiction over the entire action to see that complete relief is administered. Soucy v. Soucy Motors, Inc., 143 Vt. 615, 617, 471 A.2d 224, 225 (1983) (citing LaMantia v. King, 129 Vt. 628, 634-35, 285 A.2d 741, 745 (1971)). Entitlement to a jury trial is not determined by the presence of a legal issue in a case, but rather is dependent…