PNC Bank v. Snoddy

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

PNC Bank, as trustee of the John E. Mitchell Trust ("the Trust"), appeals the trial court's denial of reimbursement from the Trust for attorney fees incurred in defending an action brought by brothers Robert and Mark Snoddy, the Trust's beneficiaries, to prematurely terminate the Trust or to remove PNC as trustee. We affirm.

Issue

The sole restated issue before us is whether the trial court lacked discretion to prevent PNC from recouping its attorney fees from the Trust when PNC successfully defended against the Snoddys' action to terminate the Trust or remove…