Fletcher v. Los Angeles Trust & Sav. Bank
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWilbur, J.
This is an action in equity brought by the plaintiffs to terminate a trust. The defendant is the trustee. The theory on which the action was brought is that Annie K. Fletcher, the mother, and Kimball, the son, plaintiffs, are the sole beneficiaries of the trust, and therefore are entitled to have it terminated. A decree was rendered terminating the trust and the defendant appeals. The trust was created by the following provision in the will of George C. Kimball, the father of Annie K. Fletcher:
“I give, devise and bequeath one of said four equal parts into which the residue and remainder of my…
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