Legal Opinion

Estate of Noell v. Norwest Bank Wyoming, N.A.

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1998No. 97-292PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Justice.

Appellant Estate of Helen Noell (the estate) appeals from the summary judgment which was entered in favor of Appellee Nor-west Bank Wyoming, N.A. (the bank).

We affirm.

ISSUE

The estate presents a single issue for our review:

I. Did the trial court [err] in ruling that the bank did not breach its fiduciary duty when it disbursed the corpus of the trust to another financial institution, after the death of the trustor, contrary to the express terms of the trust?

FACTS

The material facts in this case are undisputed. William Noell and Helen Noell, the trustors, entered into a trust…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hronek v. Saint Joseph's Children's HomeWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Covington v. W.R. Grace-Conn., Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State Bank of Parsons v. First National Bank in WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
  4. Rist v. TaylorWyoming Supreme Court · 1998

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Romero v. SchulzeWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Franks v. OlsonWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  3. BHP Petroleum (Americas), Inc. v. Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  4. O'Quinn Enterprises v. Central Wyoming Regional Water System Joint Powers BoardWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Romero v. SchulzeWyoming Supreme Court · 1999

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