Richman v. Green
143 Cal. App. 2d 470 ·
California Court of Appeal · Filed
Published · citable
Holding
The court held that a beneficiary of a resulting trust who actively controls and manages the trust property, rather than the passive trustee who holds mere legal title, is personally liable in tort for negligence occurring on the property under the doctrine of respondeat superior.
Statutes construed
- CIV ยง 853