Legal Opinion

Matter of Sunray Holdings Trust

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 2013No. 26722PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Lester and Harriet Shoup created an inter vivos trust. After their deaths, their only children, Gregory and Larry Shoup, moved to terminate the trust. They argued that the trust only provided for Lester and Harriet during their lives and there was no trust provision directing disposition of the remaining trust assets. Therefore, they contended that the trust had fulfilled its purpose. Lee and Linda Shoup, Gregory’s children, objected. They argued that the trust had not fulfilled its purpose. They contended that two letters found with the original trust document…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Baker v. WilburnSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Matter of Estate of KirkIdaho Supreme Court · 1995
  3. In Re the Estate of StevensonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  4. In Re the Administration of the Florence Y. Wallbaum Revocable Living Trust AgreementSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Luke v. StevensonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  2. State v. YangSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2009
  3. In Re the Estate of LongSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Matter of Petersen TrustSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2023
  5. PLAINS COMMERCE BANK, INC. v. BECKSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2023

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