MARGARET BLAIR TRUST v. BLAIR

Case No. 112,895 (Consolidated with 113,395) THIS OPINION HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR PUBLICATION BY ORDER OF THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, Division No. 2.

378 P.3d 65 (2016)

2016 OK CIV APP 47

The MARGARET BLAIR TRUST, a Limited Partner of Blair Royalties, Ltd.; Margaret A. Blair, an individual and beneficiary of the Margaret Blair Trust; The Patricia Jane Bender Trust, a Limited Partner of Blair Royalties, Ltd.; Patricia Jane Bender, an individual and beneficiary of the Patricia Jane Bender Trust; The Mary Alice Blair Trust, a Limited Partner of Blair Royalties, Ltd.; and Mary Alice Blair, an individual and beneficiary of the Mary Alice Blair Trust, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. Robert G. BLAIR, individually, as beneficiary of the Robert G. Blair Trust, as Trustee under Last Will and Testament of W.W. Blair, deceased, as Trustee of each Limited Partner of Blair Royalties, Ltd., as General Partner of Blair Royalties, Ltd. and as an officer, Director and owner of Comanche Exploration Co. LLC, and Comanche Resources Company; The Robert G. Blair Trust, a Limited Partner of Blair Royalties, Ltd.; Comanche Exploration Co. LLC; Comanche Resources Company; The John David Blair Trust, a Limited Partner of Blair Royalties, Ltd.; JOHN DAVID BLAIR, individually, as beneficiary of the John David Blair Trust, as Trustee under Last Will and Testament of W.W. Blair, deceased, as Trustee of each Limited Partner of Blair Royalties, Ltd. and as an officer, Employee and owner of Comanche Exploration Co. LLC, and Comanche Resources Company; and Blair Royalties, Ltd., Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 2, DIVISION II.

Mandate Issued: July 18, 2016.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Blaschke , Michael J. Blaschke, P.C., Rachel Lawrence Mor , Dan M. Peters , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Richard M. Healy , Richard M. Healy, P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Larry Derryberry , Derryberry & Naifeh, LLP, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Plaintiffs/Appellants.

Laura McConnell-Corbyn , Hartzog Conger Cason & Neville, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendants/Appellees.


¶ 1 The above captioned Plaintiffs appeal the decision of the district court in a trust/accounting case and the subsequent attorney fee award to Defendants. On review, we affirm these decisions.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 This case began in 2001, was presided over by three different...

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