Legal Opinion

Holmes v. Potter

Court of Appeals of Arkansas

Decided June 7, 2017No. CV-16-563PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWaymond M. Brown, Judge

h This appeal arises from a dispute concerning an alleged agreement between spouses to execute mutual, reciprocal trusts. The circuit, court found that there was no contract between the spouses, and that the surviving settlor could revoke his earlier trust and transfer all the assets from that trust to a new trust without it béing a conversion or a breach of his fiduciary duties. Three beneficiaries under the original trusts filed two separate appeals, arguing the same four points challenging the court’s finding that there was' no breach- of fiduciary duty and refusing to reinstate the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. K.C. Properties of N.W. Arkansas, Inc. v. Lowell Investment Partners, LLCSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
  2. Coleman v. Regions BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2005
  3. Giraldin v. GiraldinCalifornia Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Pearrow v. FeaginSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  5. In re a Trust Created by MalaskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Frederick R. Potter, Individually and as Trustee of the Frederick R. Potter Revocable Trust Established September 10, 2004, and as Trustee of the Fred Potter Revocable Trust Established July 10, 2013 v. Cassaundra Holmes, Individually and as Trustee of the Betty L. Potter Revocable Trust Established September 10, 2004, and Thomas Wright and Kevin WrightCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2020
  2. Frederick R. Potter, Individually and as Trustee of the Frederick R. Potter Revocable Trust Established September 10, 2004, and as Trustee of the Fred Potter Revocable Trust Established July 10, 2013 v. Cassaundra Holmes, Individually and as Trustee of the Betty L. Potter Revocable Trust Established September 10, 2004, and Thomas Wright and Kevin WrightCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2020
  3. Frederick R. Potter, Individually and as Trustee of the Frederick R. Potter Revocable Trust Established September 10, 2004, and as Trustee of the Fred Potter Revocable Trust Established July 10, 2013 v. Cassaundra Holmes, Individually and as Trustee of the Betty L. Potter Revocable Trust Established September 10, 2004, and Thomas Wright and Kevin WrightCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2020
  4. Teresa Ann White v. Paige Harper and Andrew Alton JamesCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2021
  5. Huston v. Tri-Imaging SolutionsDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2024

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