Miller v. Pender
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
1Opinion of the CourtJohnston, J.
The defendant trustee, whom we shall call simply the defendant, under the instrument setting up the trust fund had the power “To invest the same in such securities as said trustee shall deem proper (even though the same shall not be classified as trust investments under the laws of New Hampshire), . . .” The Court found and ruled as follows: “The trustee had a broad discretion under the provisions of the trust agreement in making and changing investments and he acted within his authority as trustee. In these matters he exercised his best judgment and the care and skill which a man of ordinary…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Guthrie's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Mattocks v. MoultonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1892
- First Nat. Bank of Birmingham v. BashamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
- In re the Trust Estate of CookCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1934
- Chapter House Circle of the King's Daughters v. Hartford National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
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