Leazenby v. Clinton County Bank & Trust Co.

Defendant-appellant, Administrator. of the Estate of Cloyd H. Leazenby, deceased (hereinafter referred to as Cloyd) appeals the judgment of the trial court in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Clinton County Bank and Trust Company (Bank). The judgment determined that the trust created by Elsie G. Leazenby, who predeceased her husband, Cloyd, was a valid inter vivos trust which is not subject to the administration of her estate.

We affirm.

The facts most relevant to this appeal indicated that Cloyd H. and Elsie G. Leazenby were married in 1951, the second marriage for each. Cloyd was a farmer…