Legal Opinion

O'Farrell v. American Trust Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 3, 1957No. Civ. 17120PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRAZIL, J. pro tem. *

The several appeals are taken from a judgment based on an interpretation of an inter vivos trust agreement. A complaint was filed by plaintiff against the American Trust Company, as trustee, to compel distribution directly to her of the corpus of - the trust on the death of the last beneficiary. The trustee cross-complained by naming the heirs of the original trustor, and the devisees and legatees of said trustor’s will, as parties defendant; and asked the court to determine the several claims by a court ruling on the original trust agreement. The appeal of the American…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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3Cited by10 opinions

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