Northern Trust Co. v. Heuer

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that “[w]hen there are conflicting claims to trust funds, a trustee is not required to make a determination as to the rights of the prospective claimants but should file an interpleader action to avoid acting at its own peril”
• reviewing determination of amount of attorney fees paid from a trust for an abuse of discretion
• denying a trustee's claim for attorney's fees and costs in a will construction suit where the trustee advocated a position favorable to one beneficiary but detrimental to another beneficiary
• unless terms of trust document provide otherwise, trustee’s fiduciary duty to each beneficiary precludes her from favoring one beneficiary over another
• “A trustee has a duty to deal impartially with all beneficiaries and to protect their interests.”
• \A trustee has a duty to deal impartially with all beneficiaries and to protect their interests.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).