Miles v. San Angelo National Bank

O’QUINN, Justice.

The San Angelo National Bank, as independent executor and trustee under the will of T. N. Robbins, deceased, brought this suit for declaratory judgment seeking construction of provisions in the will under which the residue of the estate was devised to the surviving child or children of the beneficiary of a life estate.

The main question is whether the children of the life beneficiary acquired a vested interest upon the death of their father or a contingent interest to become vested when the youngest child became twenty-one years old.

T. N. Robbins of San Angelo made a will in…