Morgan County Nat. Bank of Decatur v. Nelson

FOSTER, Justice.

This is a suit filed by J. L. Nelson, the trustee acting under a clause in the will of Lillian Ray Nelson (appointed by the court) and by May Nelson as the beneficiary of the trust, seeking a construction of the will in so far as it pertains to the trust.

In short, the will provides, after the payment of the debts (which are all said to be paid), that the residue of it be bequeathed as follows:(a) 1/3 thereof to her brother-in-law J. C. F. Nelson.(b) 1/3 to another brother-in-law William W. Nelson.(c) “1/3 thereof in trust to J. C. F. Nelson to be used for the support,…