In Re Harrell’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
January 1995
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Closset v. Burtchaell · Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co. v. Baxter · Dyer v. Paddock · Springfield Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Stoop · Quick v. Hayter
Most-quoted passages
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“[A] court may order that the ... terms of the trust be modified ... if ... the purposes of the trust have ... become illegal or impossible to fulfill; or ... because of circumstances not known to or anticipated by the settlor, compliance with the terms of the trust would defeat or substantially impair the accomplishment of the purposes of the trust.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“to permit a fiduciary to deviate from the terms of any will, agreement, or other instrument relating to the acquisition, investment, reinvestment, exchange, retention, sale, or management of fiduciary property.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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