Legal Opinion
National Bank in Bartlesville v. Faulkner
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 23, 1982No. 54878PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice:
The questions presented for resolution evolve around an inter vivos trust and subsequent probate of an estate effecting part of the trust.
Leland Davidson and Miriam Davidson were married in 1927 and remained husband and wife until Leland died in 1978. Prior to his death, Leland executed an inter vivos trust, naming himself as trustee and appellant (Bank or Trustee) as successor trustee. The terms of the trust divided his assets into Trust A and Trust B with Miriam being granted a general power of appointment over the assets in Trust A. Miriam never exercised that power. She…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Riggs v. Del DragoSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Young Men's Christian Assn. of Columbus v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Roy B. Thompson, Jr., of the Will of Roy B. Thompson, Deceased v. Earl R. Wiseman, District Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- In Re Estate of WahlinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Tapp v. MitchellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Matter of Estate of BovairdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- In Re DavidsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Voigt v. HardestyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1985