Wann v. Northwestern Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county against the Northwestern Trust Company and Florence von Schwerin to vacate a judgment entered June 21, 1910, which allowed the accounts of defendant trust company as trustee under the will of John Wann, deceased, to investigate the conduct and management of the trustee, and to surcharge its accounts for the period prior to June 21, 1910, as well as subsequent thereto, with the amount of loss and damage incurred.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county against the Northwestern Trust Company and Florence von Schwerin to vacate a judgment entered June 21, 1910, which allowed the accounts of defendant trust company as trustee under the will of John Wann, deceased, to investigate the conduct and management of the trustee, and to surcharge its accounts for the period prior to June 21, 1910, as well as subsequent thereto, with the amount of loss and damage incurred. Defendant trust company, in its separate answer, alleged that its account of receipts and expenditures had been allowed and approved…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
This action is brought by appellant, as one of two beneficiaries under a trust, to set aside, on the ground of fraud, a decree allowing an interlocutory account of the trustee. The other beneficiary, appellant’s sister, Florence von Schwerin, refused to join as plaintiff, and she was accordingly made a defendant. She answered, and opposed the demands of plaintiff. The trial court found that no frand had been committed, and denied the relief asked. The plaintiff appeals.
John Wann was the owner of valuable improved property in the city of St. Paul. There were buildings rented to tenants, and a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hass v. BillingsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Jewell v. WeedSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad v. GardnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
- Kittson v. St. Paul Trust Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Riggs v. ThorpeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Sommers v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
- Love v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- In Re Trusteeship Under Last Will of MelgaardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
- Rien, Trustee, Etc. v. CooperSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Osborn v. WillSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
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