IN RE DENTLER FAMILY TRUST


873 A.2d 738 (2005)

In re: Lesa R. DENTLER FAMILY TRUST. Appeal of: Trustees of the Lesa R. Dentler Family Trust

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 22, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard K. Doty, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Arthur L. Jenkins, Jr., Norristown, for participating party.

Before: GANTMAN, PANELLA, and OLSZEWSKI, JJ.


OLSZEWSKI, J.:

¶ 1 The Orphan's Court, sitting en banc, found that the trustees mismanaged the Lesa R. Dentler Irrevocable Family Trust and breached their fiduciary duties to the beneficiaries. The Orphan's Court was clearly correct: the trustees engaged in self-dealing, failed to manage the trust in the interest of the beneficiaries, and breached their trust to the beneficiaries. We affirm.

¶ 2 As the Orphan's Court explained, the underlying...

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