St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. Kaltenbach

This is an action to construe a will, and for directions as to the distribution of the trust estate created thereby, brought by the Successor Trustee. The decree entered ordered distribution to the defendants, one-half each, after paying allowances for attorney’s fees. All parties have appealed. Each defendant claims the entire fund (more than $70,000.00); and the plaintiff contends that defendants’ allowances for attorney’s fees are improper.

The testator, Dr. Isaac Shelby Warren, made this will in 1881 and died in 1889. The material parts thereof are as follows:

“I will and bequeath to my…