Revocable Trust of Rice v. State Ex Rel. Attorney General

Wolff, Judge.

{¶ 1} The state of Ohio appeals from the trial court’s declaratory judgment allowing the appellee, trustee Ralph Dennler, to expand the scope of charitable bequests under the Jean Barger Rice trust.

{¶ 2} The state advances six assignments of error on appeal. First, it contends that the trial court improperly ordered reformation of the trust. Second, it claims that the trial court improperly found that growth of trust assets constituted “waste” and frustrated the purpose of the trust. Third, it asserts that the trial court erred by finding that supporting the settlor’s specific…