Legal Opinion
Branum v. Akins
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 28, 1998No. 03A01-9709-CH-00418PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUSANO, Judge.
In this case, we are called upon to determine whether a trustee’s past conduct conformed to her fiduciary duty.
This litigation arose out of a conveyance of real property that had been held in trust for the benefit of the plaintiff, Barbara Branum (“Branum”). The trustee, Corrine W. Akins (“Mrs. Akins”), who is also Branum’s mother, conveyed the subject property to Branum’s brother, Melvin L. Akins (“Larry Akins”). Branum filed suit, alleging that Mrs. Akins had breached her fiduciary duty as trustee and that the conveyance of the trust property constituted a fraudulent…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Union Carbide Corp. v. HuddlestonTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Campbell v. Florida Steel Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Presley v. BennettTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Thornburg v. ChaseCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
- Wilhite v. Brownsville Concrete Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Harriet & Henderson Yarns, Inc. v. CastleDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1999
- Helton v. Glenn Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
- Barbara Branum v. Corrine W. Akins, and Melvin L. AkinsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
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