Legal Opinion
Matter of Trust Created by Hill
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided April 20, 1993No. C7-92-1877, C9-92-1878PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Chief Judge.
Appellant Maud Hill Schroll, the beneficiary of a securities and timberland trust, tried to unilaterally remove the trustee of her 1917 trust and appoint a replacement. The trustee petitioned the district court for instructions, challenging Hill Schroll’s appointment and removal power. Hill Schroll and her two children counterclaimed against the trustee, alleging mismanagement of the trust assets and breach of fiduciary duties. The court concluded the trust instrument did not give Hill Schroll the unilateral power to appoint and remove trustees. It also found the…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- In Re Matter of Stephen Yagman, Jerry Brown and Gerry Fleischer v. Michael Baden and Sidney WeinbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Uselman v. UselmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Ellis v. Minneapolis Commission on Civil RightsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Kaiser v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Hauser v. MealeySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
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3Cited by23 opinions
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