Legal Opinion
Carolyn Stump v. Greenfield Banking Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 2014No. 13-3054PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
After the United States Department of Veterans Affairs determined William L. Evans, Jr. was no longer competent to manage his veterans’ benefits, it appointed his daughter as the federal fiduciary. The VA later terminated her appointment and appointed the Greenfield Banking Company. Evans’s wife and daughter filed this suit asserting breach of fiduciary duty and conversion by the Bank. They also seek the creation of a constructive trust. The complaint alleges that the Bank complied with the terms of its obligations to the VA as federal fiduciary but that doing so meant…
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