Kohler v. Fletcher

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

Based on a remainder interest in a trust, appellants Louise F. Kohler and Edward J. Kohler sought tort damages for breach of trustees’ fiduciary duty, loss of consortium, and punitive damages assertedly flowing therefrom. The trial court granted summary judgment to respondents Fremont Fletcher and First National Bank based on exclusivity of equitable remedies and on the derivative nature of claims for loss of consortium and punitive damages. We affirm.

FACTS

Abbott and Louise Fletcher, husband and wife, had three children: Joanne Fletcher Susag, Alfred Fletcher, and…