Legal Opinion

McKeown Trust

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 3, 1956No. Appeal, No. 137PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Jones,

Sara Jane McKeown, unmarried, created an irrevocable inter vivos trust on March 4, 1942, with herself as the primary beneficiary. She constituted the Commonwealth Trust Company of Pittsburgh her trustee and caused her securities to be turned over to it.

The trust agreement provided for the distribution of income as follows: “Out of the income of the Trust Fund, and, to the extent that it is necessary, out of the principal thereof, the Trustee shall pay the sum of One hundred fifty ($150.00) Dollars monthly to the Donor for and during the term of her natural life, or…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Neel's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  2. Eberly's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
  3. Billings's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Weller v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1962
  2. Matter of Estate of KrebsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Stephens v. Lewistown Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Kessler EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Montgomery County · 1968
  5. Gibson EstatePennsylvania Orphans' Court, Allegheny County · 1966

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