Clark v. Board of Trustees of the Tennessee Annual Conference of the Methodist Church

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

The application for permission to appeal was granted to determine the effect of the dissent by Margaret H. Chappell from the will of her husband, wherein she had been bequeathed a life interest in a testamentary trust.

The bequest that is the subject of the controversy is as follows:

ITEM EIGHT: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my property of whatever kind and wheresoever situated to the Commerce Union Bank, in trust for the following uses and purposes:(a) This trust shall be for the benefit of my wife during her lifetime. The trustee shall pay to…