Goddard v. Goddard

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 3372

Syllabus

Summary judgment trust breach of fiduciary duty statute of limitations R.C. 5810.05(C) affidavit self-serving reciprocal burden. Affirmed the trial court's decision to grant summary judgment in favor of defendant on complaint for breach of fiduciary duties relating to three trusts. Plaintiff conceded there were no genuine issues of material fact in regard to two of the trusts, and the trial court properly found the four-year statute of limitations under R.C. 5810.05(C) also barred any claims regarding those trusts. The plaintiff failed to set forth sufficient evidence supporting his remaining claims. A nonmovant may not rely on his own unsupported and self-serving assertions, offered by way of affidavit and without corroborating materials, to defeat a well-supported motion for summary judgment.