Horspool

I. INTRODUCTION

Raymond P. Horspool, Sr., was an original settlor and trustor of the Raymond P.

Horspool and Margaret F. Horspool Family Trust (the Family Trust) dated September 5,

1996. Defendant William J. Horspool, claimant Barbara E. Howard, and plaintiffs

Raymond P. Horspool, Jr., and J. David Horspool, are Raymond, Sr.‟s children; plaintiffs

are successor co-trustees of the Family Trust. In October 2011, we observed: “The

Horspool[1] family is well known to this court by virtue of numerous appeals and writ

proceedings stemming from the inability of various family members to cooperate and

agree in conservatorship proceedings involving the family patriarch, [Raymond, Sr.], and

from various disputes over property issues. (E.g., case Nos. E045688, E050097,

E047160, E046041, E048232, E048539, E045688.)” (Horspool v. Horspool (Oct. 6,

2011, E050166) [nonpub. opn.] at p. 2.) Since that time, even more cases have come

before us. (E.g., case Nos. E051550, E053605.)

In this case, William2 appeals from judgment for plaintiffs entered April 5, 2010,

on plaintiffs‟ petition under Probate Code section 850, subdivision (a)(3)(B), seeking a

determination of their entitlement…