Legal Opinion
Rearden v. Riggs National Bank of Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 31, 1996No. 94-CV-470PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C., and Sanford Goldstein, appellees herein, were cotrustees of an inter vivos trust, with a “pourover” provision into the probate estate 1 of the settlor upon her death (which occurred four years after the creation of the trust). Appellees are also two of the three personal representatives of the settlor’s probate estate.
The issue before us is whether the residuary legatees of the probate estate can bring an action for an accounting directly against the appellees in their capacity as trustees. We hold that any such accounting…
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