Munn v. Thornton

How courts have described this case

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

• referring to Paskvan, 455 P.2d at 232 (partners or co-owners); Cummings v. Sea Lion Corp., 924 P.2d 1011, 1021 (Alaska 1996) (lawyers and clients); Alaska State Employees Assoc. v. Alaska Pub. Employees Assoc., 825 P.2d 451, 459 (Alaska 1991) (trusts and guardianships)
• referring to Paskvan, 455 P.2d at 232 (partners or co-owners); Cummings v. Sea Lion Corp., 924 P.2d 1011, 1021 (Alaska 1996) (lawyers and clients); Alaska State Employees Assoc. v. Alaska Pub. Employees Assoc., 825 P.2d 451, 459 (Alaska 1991) (trusts and guardianships)
• “Fiduciary relationships are generally defined by a level of trust beyond that in ordinary business relationships.”
• ‘We have also noted that loyalty and the disavowal of self interest are hallmarks of the fiduciary’s role. Fiduciary relationships are generally defined by a level of trust beyond that in ordinary business relationships.” (brackets, citation, and internal quotation marks omitted)
• “[A] fiduciary relationship exists when one imposes a special confidence in another, so that the latter, in equity and good conscience, is bound to act in good faith and with due regard to the interests of the one imposing the confidence.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).