Legal Opinion

Laughlin v. Griswold

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided December 5, 1922PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtVinje, C. J.

The trial court found that plaintiff, as trustee, in a number of instances failed to' execute the trust with that degree of fidelity and care required of a trustee. We shall not set out or discuss these irregularities because a consideration of the whole evidence convinces us that they have not occurred through any serious negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of the trustee. We are satisfied that on the whole he administered the trust reasonably well up to the time of the commencement of this action. Some of the more serious delicts were met by very persuasive counter evidence and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McPherson v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. May v. MaySupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  3. Wilson v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
  4. Scott v. RandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Clark v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
  2. Estate of GehlWisconsin Supreme Court · 1958
  3. In re the Estate of EdwardsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
  4. Overell v. OverellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926
  5. Fine v. SaulSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

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