Bickers v. Shenandoah Valley National Bank

The Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester, trustee, etc., and others, appellees, filed a petition for rehearing of this cause. They urge that we alter and amend the majority opinion of September 14, 1955, reported in 197 Va. 145, 88 S. E. (2d) 889, and reverse the decree entered thereon.

It is asserted in the petition to rehear and in an amicus curiae brief presented by the Virginia Bankers Association that the majority opinion is erroneous and casts doubt upon the validity of revocable trusts. Reference at page 150 to the case of Gentry v. Bailey, 6 Gratt. (47 Va.) 594, 603, and the…