Legal Opinion
Bartlett v. Dumaine
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 2, 1986No. 85-323PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, C.J.
This case involves a dispute between several beneficiaries and the trustees concerning the management of a business “complex.” The complex includes “Dumaines,” a New Hampshire trust; Dexter Trust, a Massachusetts trust; several smaller “satellite” trusts also formed in Massachusetts; and the Amoskeag Company, a Delaware holding company owned in large part by Dumaines, Dexter, and the satellite trusts.
This litigation was initiated by a petition for declaratory judgment filed by the trustees of Dumaines and the Dexter Trust. The trustees requested a decree stating that they have no duty to…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Accounting of Parascandola v. National Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Dumaine v. DumaineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Edgerly v. BarkerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1891
- Brown v. Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Timberwalk Apartments, Partners, Inc. v. CainTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Ex Rel. Bankruptcy Estate of Felt Manufacturing Co. v. Foss (In Re Felt Manufacturing Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 2007
- Godette v. Estate of CoxDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- In re DumaineSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1991
- Flaherty v. FlahertySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994
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