Penix v. First Nat. Bank of Paris

LINCOLN, Justice.

This action was brought by the First National Bank of Paris, Texas, independent executor and trustee of the will of Mrs. W. G. (Mollie Bell) Freese, deceased, for a declaratory judgment to determine the rights between the trustee and various beneficiaries and legatees under said will, dated April 1, 1946, and probated by the-county court of Lamar County. The appel-lee was made independent executor and trustee therein without bond. Numerous benefactions are provided for, and the trustee is given control of the entire estate, appraised in excess of $600,000 at the time of the…