Legal Opinion
McNeil v. McNeil
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 16, 2002No. 490, 2001, 497, 2001, 505, 2001PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONSOLIDATED
WALSH, Justice.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Chancery which determined that the trustees of a large inter vivos trust had breached their fiduciary duties by ignoring the interests of a beneficiary. By way of a remedy, the court ordered a make-up distribution to the petitioner, surcharged the trustees, and removed certain of the trustees. The court rejected the beneficiary’s request to further divide the trust and prevent the adoption of a uni-trust formula. Upon full review of the record, we conclude that the Vice Chancellor properly exercised his discretion…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Levitt v. BouvierSupreme Court of Delaware · 1972
- Fiduciary Trust Co. v. Fiduciary Trust Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1982
- Hogg v. WalkerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- Wilmington Trust Company v. CoulterSupreme Court of Delaware · 1964
- Brice v. State, Department of CorrectionSupreme Court of Delaware · 1998
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Production Resources Group, L.L.C. v. NCT Group, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2004
- Carlson v. HallinanCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2006
- Capaldi v. RichardsSupreme Court of Delaware · 2005
- Shipley v. New Castle CountySupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
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