Shearrer v. Holley

OPINION

HARDBERGER, Chief Justice.

INTRODUCTION

This case involves a dispute over certain real property transferred pursuant to the terms of a trust. The appellant is the wife of Troy Shearrer, now deceased, who was a beneficiary and former trustee of the trust. The appellees are the successor trustee, Violet Shearrer Holley, and the children of Troy Shearrer from his first marriage. After the trust terminated, the successor trustee filed a declaratory judgment action seeking to determine who was entitled to the real property at issue. Following a bench trial, the trial court entered a…