Legal Opinion
Wyman v. Trustees of Westminster Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 27, 1936No. Nos. 30,697, 30,702PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Loring, Justice.
This is a suit by the heirs of Oliver C. Wyman to have the Trustees of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis declared to be trustees of a resulting trust in their favor in funds left as a bequest to the church in Wyman’s will. The defendant church prevailed below.
Oliver C. Wyman’s will was admitted to probate in November, 1923. By a codicil he bequeathed to the Trustees of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis $500,000, payable either in cash or, in the discretion of his executors, in securities belonging to his estate, to be used by the said church…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ladd v. WeiskopfSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Sheffield v. CliffordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
- Hershey v. Meeker County BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- Maxcy v. McCordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Will of Corse v. Manufacturers National Bank of RacineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Matter of Trust Created Under Agreement With McLaughlinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Leslie v. Minneapolis Society of Fine ArtsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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