Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Brandrup
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 9, 1981No. 79 Civ. 5989PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOFAER, District Judge:
This is a diversity action brought by A. Victor Barnes, the sole beneficiary and distributee of both an inter vivos and a testamentary trust established by his father, against Douglas W. Brandrup, a successor trustee of the trusts; Griggs Baldwin & Baldwin, a law firm in which defendant Brandrup is a partner; and the executors of the estate of Donald R. Baldwin, a late partner of the defendant law firm. 1 Plain tiff alleges numerous counts of breach of fiduciary duty and mismanagement of the trusts, seeking, inter alia, damages, an accounting, and reimbursement of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon v. Lewis S. RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Rita Gottesman v. General Motors Corporation and E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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