Legal Opinion
Sundquist v. Sundquist
Utah Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1981No. 17057PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKS, Justice:
The issues in this appeal are (1) whether an express trust was created, (2) if so, whether the trial court correctly decreed termination of the trust on the ground that its purposes had been fulfilled, and (3) whether attorney’s fees incurred by the trustee can be paid from the trust corpus.
I. CREATION OF TRUST
The principles governing the creation of a trust are well settled. An inter vivos trust is created when a settlor, with intent to create a trust, transfers property to a trustee in trust for, or declares that he or she (the settlor) holds specific property in trust for, a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Closset v. BurtchaellOregon Supreme Court · 1924
- Northwest Carriers, Inc. v. Industrial Commission of Utah Second Injury FundUtah Supreme Court · 1981
- Worthington v. HartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- Brainard v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1937
- Hills v. Travelers Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Estate of FlakeUtah Supreme Court · 2003
- Orem Postal Credit Union v. Twitchell (In Re Twitchell)District Court, D. Utah · 1988
- Joseph v. Stone (In Re Stone)District Court, D. Utah · 1988
- Matter of Estate of WestUtah Supreme Court · 1997
- In Re MartinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1990
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