Legal Opinion

Estate of Doyle v. Hunt

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 26, 2001No. M1997-00179-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · FarmerFarmer, J.

in which HIGHERS and LILLARD, JJ., joined.

The beneficiaries of the Edgar J. Doyle estate and trust petitioned the court for removal of the executor/trustee of the estates and trusts of Lester Hill Doyle and Edgar J. Doyle for, inter alia, failure to timely file the required inventories and accountings of both estates. Finding that the executor/trustee breached his fiduciary duty, the trial court removed the executor/trustee and appointed a third party not nominated in either will as the successor executor/trustee in both estates. The executor/trustee alleges error with his removal…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Norton v. EverhartTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Baker v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1940
  3. Fann v. City of FairviewCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  4. Campbell v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
  5. McFarlin v. McFarlinCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1989

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4Cited by26 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
  2. Ralston v. HobbsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2009
  3. In Re Estate of MarksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  4. Estate of Ladd v. MarksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2007
  5. Ussery v. City of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2009

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