NH Federal District Court Recognizes Intentional Interference With Inheritance Claim (Link to Order)

In apparent conflict with an order by the NH Trust Docket in Swenson v. Christo previously discussed by Andrea Schweitzer, the NH Federal District Court (DeClerico, J.) in Doyon v. Porter held that “New Hampshire would recognize the tort of intentional interference with an inheritance.”  Thanks to Greg Moffett who kindly brought Doyon to my […]

Doyon June 25, 2019 NH Federal District Court Order

This order is offered for educational purposes only. References to law and rules may not be current or accurate.  Counsel must evaluate whether the order has utility in a given case.  I am always happy to try to answer general questions of fellow counsel about law and practice and can be reached via the information […]

NH Trust Docket Declines To Recognize Inheritance Interference Claim (Link to Order)

In Swenson v. Silk et al. in a thoughtful, scholarly order, Judge David King declined to recognize intentional interference with inheritance as a claim in New Hampshire.  The Swenson petitioners as trustees and beneficiaries of a trust claim that a deceased predecessor trustee breached his fiduciary duties by making impermissible trust distributions to himself and that these distributions were […]