Legal Opinion
In Re the Trust of Fitton
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1992No. 49A02-8908-CV-415PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUCHANAN, Judge.
CASE SUMMARY
Appellant James M. Ryan (James) appeals the probate court’s judgment against him, claiming the court did not distribute trust funds as required by the language of the Trust of Emilie Fitton (Trust), and that the court erred in denying his objections to the trustees’ handling of trust property and by awarding against James’ share of the trust, attorney’s fees incurred by a trustee as a result of litigation brought by James in an Ohio federal district court.
We affirm in part and reverse in part.
FACTS
On June 3, 1939, Emilie M. Fitton (Emi-lie), a widow, executed a…
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