Legal Opinion

In re the Trust Created Under the Will of Cram

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 8, 1980No. 14670PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Haswell

Appellant Donna Bottomly appeals from a memorandum decision and order of the Cascade County District Court denying her petition in which she claimed to be a beneficiary under the trust of Royalston Heywood Cram; and granting Northwestern Union Trust Company’s petition for instructions which resulted in a modification of the trust instrument.

Royalston Heywood Cram was a sheep rancher and resident of Cascade County. On March 30, 1948, he executed his Last Will and Testament. He died on January 13, 1954. His Will was *39admitted to probate on February 17, 1954. The parties do not dispute the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Moose Lodge No. 107 v. IrvisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  5. Evans v. NewtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re Crichfield TrustNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
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  3. Niemann v. Vaughn Community ChurchCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  4. Niemann v. Vaughn Community ChurchCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  5. In re the Estate of JohnsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1981

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