Stevens v. Citizens & Southern National Bank

Jordan, Justice.

Appellees, as trustees under the will of Allen A. Stevens, filed an action for declaratory relief to determine the legal responsibilities of Gertrude Jessop Stevens, alleged to be the life tenant, for repairs to certain property devised to her under the terms of her deceased husband’s will. One of the defendants, Alice Stevens Fillingame, is the daughter and only child of the decedent and Gertrude Jessop Stevens and has a remainder interest in the property. After a hearing the trial judge concluded that the will devised to the defendant Gertrude Jessop Stevens a life estate in…