Janin v. Logan

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clarke

Dismissing the appeal.

By his will, probated in 1849, John Croghan devised a large tract of land, upon which Mammoth Cave is situated, to three named trustees to be managed by them and their successors for the use and benefit of his nine nieces and nephews and their heirs until the death, of the last surviving niece or nephew. The named trustees, or such as might act, are empowered by the will to fill vacancies “by deed or will,” and new trustees so appointed are given “all the power vested in the trustees hereby appointed.” At the expiration of the trust…