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IN RE NILES

823 A.2d 1 (2003)

176 N.J. 282

In the Matter of the Trust Created March 31, 1992, between Laura J. NILES, Grantor, and Geoffrey M. Parkinson, Trustee. Trust Created March 31, 1992, between Laura J. Niles, Grantor, and Geoffrey M. Parkinson, Trustee; and, Trust Created August 23, 1994, between Laura J. Niles, Grantor, and Geoffrey M. Parkinson, Trustee.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 28, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Ridley, argued the cause for appellants, The Laura J. Niles Foundation, Inc. and Geoffrey M. Parkinson (Drinker Biddle & Shanley, attorneys; Bruce L. Shapiro, Edward A. Gramigna, Jr., Megan J. Harris, Florham Park and Michael G. Langan, Newark, on the briefs).

Jonathan C. Scott, a member of the New York bar, Melville, NY, argued the cause for respondent, Salvatore A. Bono (Murray & Kimball, attorneys; Mr. Scott and William J. Murray, Warren, on the briefs).

Joseph P. Castiglia, argued the cause for respondent, Serena Niles.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by COLEMAN, J.

In this appeal a mother and her son working as a team unduly influenced an eighty-eight-year-old, single, demented multimillionairess to modify three inter vivos trust agreements to name the son as trustee and to confer upon them substantial economic benefits under the altered trust agreements. The former trustee and the primary residuary beneficiary under the former...

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