Reagh v. Hamilton

This appeal presents a third attempt to defeat a trust set up in the will of Charles Schalkenbach to establish “a home for orphaned or abandoned working boys.” See Reagh v. Dickey, 183 Wash. 564, 48 P. (2d) 941; Reagh v. Schalkenbach, 185 Wash. 527, 56 P. (2d) 673. While a complete history of the will and previous litigation to which it has been subjected may be found in the cases cited, we shall briefly recapitulate the main events.

In 1926, Charles Schalkenbach and his wife, Minnie Wood Schalkenbach, entered into an agreement to execute identic wills providing for, and devoting their entire…