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William C. Forbes and Julia Forbes, Trustees of the Beckton Ranch Trust U/A/D April 1, 1920

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 2015No. S-14-0122, S-14-0123PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOX, Justice.

[¶1] The Beckton Ranch Trust (BRT) was formed in 1920 by six members of the Forbes family to hold certain parcels of land and their appurtenant water and ditch rights in Sheridan County, Wyoming, for the benefit of their descendants. The number of beneficiaries grew over time to 19, but the Forbes family managed the Trust's interests without significant strife. That changed in 2007, when Waldo E. Forbes (Spike) resigned as trustee following a dispute with his siblings. Later that year, the remaining trustees-Spike's brother, William Forbes (Cam) and his sisters, Julia Forbes,…

2Cases cited62 opinions

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