Is a trustee entitled to a release in order to discharge a trustee?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bronson v. Hewitt, 2010 BCSC 169 (CanLII):
In King v. Mullins (1852), 61 E.R. 469, the court held that although it was usual practice to give a release in order to discharge a trustee, a trustee paying in accordance with the letter of the trust has no right to require a release.
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