Burton v. Dolph

By Judge Karen J. Burrell

Plaintiff Stephanie Burton filed suit against several defendants, asserting a series of claims centered around the alleged mismanagement of two irrevocable trusts of which she was a beneficiary. In response, each Defendant demurred to the Complaint, averring a number of deficiencies in the Plaintiff’s claims. The case comes before the Court on.these demurrers.

I. Background

On May 17, 2002, the Plaintiff’s father, Lester Hudgins, created three irrevocable trusts, the first of which was never funded. Complaint ¶ 11. The second trust was funded by a Lincoln Financial term…