Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Gillett
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Lake Superior Court; Virgil S. Reiter, Judge. Proceedings on the application of Gerald A. Gillett for the appointment of the First Trust and Savings Bank as trustee of a testamentary trust,- instead of the Chicago Title and Trust Company, designated in the will as successor in trust. From a judgment appointing the First Trust and Savings Bank as trustee, the Chicago Title and Trust Company appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRemy, C. J.
Agnes O. Gillett died testate October 28, 1918, and at the time of her death was a resident of Lake county. By the terms of her will which was probated in the Lake Superior Court, November 12, 1918, the testatrix vested certain personal property in one John H. Gillett, in trust for the use and benefit of appellee, Gerald A. Gillett, during his lifetime, with remainder to certain named persons. The will also named the Chicago Title and Trust Company as successor in trust, on condition that it would serve on terms deemed reasonable by the court which would acquire jurisdiction over the trust…
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