Hawley v. Gregory

Petitioner brought this action in the circuit court of Christian County seeking removal of Richard Gregory as trustee of a testamentary trust. After trial- the court entered an order removing Gregory as trustee.

Oran K. Hawley died on August 31, 1986, naming in his will his nephew, Richard Gregory, to serve as executor. Hawley’s will provided for the payment of all funeral expenses and the bequest of household furnishings and personal car to the decedent’s surviving spouse, Edna Hawley. The will further directed that the balance of the residual estate be converted to cash, $300,000 of which…