Estate of Doyle v. Hunt

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating “trial court[s] [are] not bound by the title of a pleading”
• stating “trial court[s] [are] not bound by the title of a pleading”
• “[W]e conclude that the [successor trustees] named in [the decedent’s] last will and testament should have an opportunity to be heard prior to being superseded [by a court appointee].”
• “A [] court is not bound by the title of a pleading, but rather the court is to give effect to the pleading’s substance and treat it according to the relief sought therein.”
• “A [] court is not bound by the title of a pleading, but rather the court is to give effect to the pleading’s substance and treat it according to the relief sought therein.”
• “A . . . court is not bound by the title of a pleading, but rather the court is to give effect to the pleading’s substance and treat it according to the relief sought therein.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).