Legal Opinion

In Re Guidry Trust

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 6, 1998No. 97-1210PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

713 So.2d 631 (1998)

In re Mary GUIDRY TRUST.

No. 97-1210.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 6, 1998.

John Robert Shea, Lafayette, for Mary Guidry.

James Paul Doherty, Jr., Opelousas, for Jeffrey M. Bassett.

Before YELVERTON, THIBODEAUX, PETERS, SULLIVAN and GREMILLION, JJ.

YELVERTON, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether Mary Guidry, who is both the settlor and sole beneficiary of a trust, has the power to terminate or revoke the trust despite the fact that it is an irrevocable trust. The trustee is the defendant, and he denies that the settlor or beneficiary has that right. No…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. St. Charles Land Trust, Achille Guibet v. St. AmantSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
  2. Succession of Doll v. DollSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  3. Succession of StewartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  4. Albritton v. AlbrittonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  5. Reynolds v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980

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