Hildenbrandt v. Wolff
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St.Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Talty, Judge.. A trustee, in tbe absence of gross carelessness or fraud, is liable only for -what be actually receives. Taylor v. Hite, 61 Mo. 144; Scblueter v. Einley, 54 Mo. App. 454. A trustee for a life tenant is not liable for charges accruing after tbe death of bis cestui que trust.
1Opinion of the CourtBond, J.
On tbe fifteenth of'April, 1891, John and Mary Walker conveyed bouses number 710 and 712, North Twelfth street, in this .city, and the lot of ground on which they are situated, to defendant and his successors in trust. *334First, to pay the net income to the use of Mary Highly Mountain Walker for life, and at her death to convey the property in fee to her living children. Secondly, in the event of her death without living issue, to pay the net income to Thomas Walker for life, and at his death to convey in fee to his heirs at law. Mary Highly Mountain Walker died September 8, 1897. Plaintiff was…
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