Hibernia Bank v. Wells Fargo Bank

Opinion

RATTIGAN, J.

Appellant Hibernia Bank, as special administrator of the estate of Katheryn Hotaling, deceased, commenced this action against respondent Wells Fargo Bank National Association, seeking a judgment which would (1) declare that the decedent, in her lifetime, had effectively revoked a written trust agreement she had previously executed with respondent and (2) order respondent to deliver the trust assets to appellant. The trial court granted respondent’s motion for a summaiy judgment pursuant to section 437c of the Code of Civil Procedure. The appeal is from the ensuing summary…