Legal Opinion

Matter of Estate of West

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided April 4, 1996No. 950307-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

Beneficiaries of the Herschel J. and Hazel L. West Trust appeal the trial court’s determination that Herschel West, a eo-trustor/trustee, could unilaterally revoke a joint trust after the death of his co-trustor/trustee and first wife, Hazel West. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of ap-pellee Marilyn West, Herschel West’s second wife, concluding she owned the disputed property as a matter of law. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Herschel and Hazel West executed an inter vivos trust, naming themselves as co-trustees and conveying their home into the trust with…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Williams v. Springfield Marine BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  2. Kline Ex Rel. Kline v. Utah Department of HealthCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1989
  3. Solomon's Trust EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Malone v. ParkerUtah Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Culver v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Matter of Estate of WestUtah Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Perrenoud v. HarmanCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2000
  3. Perrenoud v. HarmanCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2000

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