Smith v. Wright

Tom Glaze, Justice.

This case involves the interpretation of John J. Hardin’s will, which was admitted into probate after his death on January 27, 1933. The will created two trusts, but our case concerns the interpretation of only the second trust known as the Burén Hardin Trust. The corpus of this trust consisted of approximately 1,325 acres of land. According to the terms of John Hardin’s will, the trust was to continue for 18 years after the death of the last survivor of one of his sons, Burén Hardin, and two of Buren’s children, Richard and Bettie Jo Hardin. Presently, the trust is still…