Veneklasen v. Salvation Army

Robert D. Graham died August 24, 1926, leaving a last will and testament dated August 31, 1925, duly admitted to probate. In his will, the testator established a trust for the benefit of his niece, Ada Dorothy Veneklasen, effective as long as she lived. Upon the death of the life beneficiary, paragraph 11 of the will provided for the termination of said trust and the disposition of the corpus as follows:

“Upon her death, I direct my trustee to pay, deliver and convey this trust fund and accumulations to her issue by right of representation; and if she is *627without issue then surviving, or if she…