Rudnick v. Rudnick, No. F056587

In an action by minority interest-holding beneficiaries opposing trustee's sale of the estate's principal asset, probate court's order awarding approximately $226,000 in attorney's fees and costs to the trustee and ordering the fees charged against the minority interest-holding beneficiaries' future trust distributions is affirmed as the probate court had the equitable power to make the attorney's fees award.   

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Appellate Information

Filed December 2, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Levy

Counsel
For Appellant:  Law Offices of Ralph B. Wegis, Ralph B. Wegis, Michael J. Stump; Daniel Rudnick; and Barry Rosenberg

For Appellee:  Steptoe & Johnson, Richard G. Reinis, Rebecca Edelson; Lynch & Lynch, Craig M. Lynch; McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, D. Greg Durbin and Todd W. Baxter