Colvin v. Carr

STEPHAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, the Colvins and several lot owners in Parkview Subdivision, seek construction of a 1905 Trust Indenture which governs the Parkview Subdivision, a residential area in St. Louis City and St. Louis County. The Indenture gave the trustees the right to assess the lots in Parkview, but not in excess of fifty cents per front foot except for certain special assessments. The Indenture established a trust which was to remain in existence until the last original trustee died. After the trust terminated, the 1905 Indenture granted the “rights, powers, and duties” of the…