Fiduciary Trust Co. v. Manchester H. Wheeler Jr.

[¶1] Manchester H. Wheeler Jr. appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Mullen, J.) in favor of Fiduciary Trust Company on Fiduciary’s complaint to determine the proper method of distributing the principal of a trust of which Wheeler is a beneficiary. On appeal, Wheeler contends that the Superior Court erred in concluding that the doctrine of res judicata did not control the, construction of the disputed term of the trust. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] The relevant facts in the summary judgment record are undisputed. Fiduciary is the acting…