In Re Estate of Pirie

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• an executor’s fiduciary duty to the estate requires the executor to act “with the highest degree of fidelity and utmost good faith in handling estate assets”
• the court interpreted a portion of the Probate Act to apply the prudent-person standard to investments by corporate executors; it also agreed that if the prudent-investor standard is to be applied, it should be applied by the legislature and not the court
• raising the above criticisms of Lindberg and Venturelli
• the court interpreted a portion of the Probate Act to apply the prudent-person standard to investments by corporate executors; it also agreed that if the prudent-investor standard is to be applied, it should be applied by the legislature and not the court
• raising the above criticisms oí Lindberg and Venturelli

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