Atlantic National Bank v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.

This is an equitable action, filed in 1944, which prayed the construction and determination of the effect of a written instrument captioned “Indenture of Trust” (hereinafter called the indenture) executed by Silas H. H. Clark (hereinafter called Clark) in which indenture Clark made his only child, a son, Snyder Hoxie Clark (hereinafter called Snyder), and the St. Louis Union Trust Company (hereinafter called defendant) trustees of a purported trust. . ....

The circuit court decreed that the indenture created a valid trust, ordered defendant to hold the property free from claims by .plaintiffs…