McColloch v. United States National Bank

The plaintiff brought this suit to obtain a decree construing a testamentary trust contained in the will of Florence J. McCulloch, deceased. The deceased was the wife of plaintiff and he is the executor under her will. By his complaint the plaintiff prayed that his duties as executor be declared, and in particular that the trust be decreed to be void as in violation of the rule against perpetuities. The case was filed in the Circuit Court for Multnomah County. The defendant, the United States National Bank of Portland (Oregon), to which we shall hereafter refer as the Bank, was named as…