In Re Lykes Estate

Certification of question of law by the Superior Court (Loughlin, J.) without ruling on a request for instructions by the trustee under the will of James McKay Lykes III. The trustee seeks instructions on the identification of and apportionment among the beneficiaries of certain testamentary trusts established under the will. Paragraph 2.3 of the will establishes a trust for the benefit of testator’s wife, Pamela C. (Lykes) Potter, and paragraph 2.4 establishes trusts for the benefit, of both Pamela and the testator’s two children, Cathryn E. (Lykes) Potter and James M. (Lykes IV) Potter.…