Jennings v. Hills

The main contention of appellants’ counsel is that the circuit court erred in dismissing complainants’ amended bill for want of equity, because, by virtue of the transactions and decrees of 1908, the three charitable corporations in consideration of their releases each received $40,000, and there resulted a large ‘1 saving” to the estate ($653,747.05, as found by the master) which became intestate property and should be distributed accordingly.

When said 1908 decrees were entered the probable termination of the trust under the will of Jonathan Clark was about 51 years thereafter. When that…