Court of Chancery of Delaware June 26, 1998, C.A. 1850-S (In Re Couch Trust)

OPINION

LAMB, Vice Chancellor.

I. INTRODUCTION

Petitioner, Helen W. Ruff, the life income beneficiary of a testamentary trust, filed this petition on -November 25, 1996 seeking (i) a determination that she is entitled to invade the trust principal to pay educational expenses of her children; and (ii) an order removing PNC Bank (“PNC”) as trustee of the trust for allegedly abusing its discretion