Sandusky v. Sandusky
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. — Now. A. D. Burnes, Judge. As to bequest by clause 12 of the will; the will imperatively requires that a portion of the funds go to the trustee for each of the following purposes; purchase of parsonages, furnishing parsonages, maintenance of parsonages, repair of parsonages, construction of church edifices, furnishing church edifices, maintenance of church edifices, repair of church edifices, and the general advancement of Christianity;…
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Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. — Now. A. D. Burnes, Judge. As to bequest by clause 12 of the will; the will imperatively requires that a portion of the funds go to the trustee for each of the following purposes; purchase of parsonages, furnishing parsonages, maintenance of parsonages, repair of parsonages, construction of church edifices, furnishing church edifices, maintenance of church edifices, repair of church edifices, and the general advancement of Christianity; but the will does not state, nor afford any means of ascertaining, how much or what portion shall go to the trustee for…
1Opinion of the Court
ROY, C
This is a proceeding brought by an executor to construe the will under which he is acting as such executor. t
Mary E. Dorsey died September 27,1908. Her will was duly admitted to probate. The third item of the will is as follows:
*356“3. I give to my executor, hereinafter named, the sum of one thousand dollars, in trust, however, for the following purposes, to-wit: To be by him loaned out on unincumbered real estate at not more than five per cent per annum, and the interest, less the necessary costs and charges, to be used by him in keeping in repair the monument erected to the memory of my…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Howe v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- St. George's Church Society v. BranchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Bishop's Residence Co. v. HudsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
3Cited by16 opinions
- Burrier v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1936
- Sandusky v. SanduskySupreme Court of Missouri · 1915
- Flynn v. First National Safe Deposit CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- Gossett v. SwinneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Harger v. BarrettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
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