Legal Opinion
Fletcher v. Fletcher
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 10, 1997No. Record 960693PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton
In this chancery proceeding arising from a dispute over an inter vivos trust, we consider the extent of a trustee’s duty to furnish information about the trust instrument and about other documents relating to the trust.
The facts are presented on appeal by a Rule 5:11 agreed statement of facts. During their lifetimes, J. North Fletcher and Elinor Leh Fletcher, his wife, residents of Fauquier County, accumulated substantial assets.
Following Mr. Fletcher’s death in 1984, Mrs. Fletcher executed a revocable, inter vivos “Trust Agreement” in December 1985 in which she placed all her assets. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rowland v. KableSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
- Matter of Estate of RosenblumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Sturgis v. StinsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
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