ELDRIDGE v. ELDRIDGE

No. 27123.

398 S.C. 113 (2012)

728 S.E.2d 24

Watson William ELDRIDGE IV and Thomas Hadley Eldridge, as Trustees for the Watson William Eldridge, III Revocable Trust, Appellants, v. Frances Ulmer ELDRIDGE, Individually and Frances Ulmer Eldridge as Trustee for the Frances Ulmer Revocable Trust, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 9, 2012.

Rehearing Denied July 12, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly McPherson Jolley , of Hilton Head Island, and Robert L. Widener , of McNair Law Firm, of Columbia, for Appellants.

J. Ashley Twombley , of Beaufort, for Respondents.


Chief Justice TOAL.

This case involves a breach of fiduciary duty by a nonparty trustee and whether title to a home located on Hilton Head Island should be transferred to a revocable trust. The circuit court ultimately found that Appellants failed to timely assert their claim to the home. We disagree.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

William Watson Eldridge III (Father) created two trusts for the ultimate benefit of his sons, William Watson Eldridge IV...

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