Koller v. Shaffer (In Re Evan O. Koller Revocable Living Trust)

MORTENSEN, Judge:

*1101 ¶1 Written instruments speak for themselves, and only specific exceptions to that general rule allow a court to look outside a document when interpreting it. The district court ruled that LuAnn K. Shaffer expressly resigned as trustee in writing. Because the district court properly interpreted the relevant provisions of a trust instrument and the associated resignation, we affirm its grant of summary judgment in favor of Mark Koller.

¶2 Mark 2 brought this suit seeking a declaration that he was the rightful trustee of the Evan O. Koller Revocable Living Trust (the Trust).…