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LEADER v. CORDS

No. D055202.

182 Cal.App.4th 1588 (2010)

RACHEL CURRY LEADER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. TERRY LEE CORDS, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

March 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beamer, Lauth, Steinley & Bond and Stephen A. Bond for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Jerry D. Cluff for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

McCONNELL, P. J.—

Probate Code1 section 17211, subdivision (b) gives the probate court discretion to award attorney fees to a trust beneficiary who "contests the trustee's account," if the court determines the trustee's opposition to the contest was "without reasonable cause and in bad faith." The trustee's account here revealed that the trust had remaining assets and no liabilities. The trustee, however...

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