Legal Opinion

Heirs of the & Objectors to the Petition for Fees Below v. Mathes

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 3, 1987No. 60A01-8611-CV-302PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RATLIFF, Chief Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Marvin Deuitch, Stanley Deuitch, and Gene Deuitch appeal the trial court’s award of attorneys’ fees as excessive for work performed on behalf of their aunt’s trust and estate. We affirm.

FACTS

On August 13, 1981, Hilda Meguschar executed a Second Living Trust Agreement naming Owen County Bank as trustee and reserving the right to modify and revoke the trust. On September 8, 1982, Hilda executed a modification of the trust which made it immediately irrevocable and granted the trustee:

“The sole discretion to make any and all decisions regarding my…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of LoveOhio Court of Appeals · 1965
  2. In the Matter of Estate of NewmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. In the Matter of Estate of KingseedIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Pleska v. ZakutanskyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. In RE MEYER v. Meyer, Admin.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1966

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Matter of SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Estate of Clark v. Foster & Good Funeral Home, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. In Re Estate of GrimmIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Ford v. Peoples Trust & Savings BankIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Trotter v. NelsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996

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