Skinner v. Northern Trust Co.

This is an appeal from the decree of the circuit court of Cook county dismissing for want of equity a bill filed by appellant praying that clause 13 of the last will and testament of Louise May Whitehouse be set aside and the trust therein created be held void and inoperative for the reason that said clause is in violation of the established rule against perpetuities.

The contested clause of the will, after devising all of the testatrix’s property to the Northern Trust Company as trustee, with full power to manage, lease, invest, sell ánd convey, and with directions to sell all non-income…