Cooper v. Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
The question on this appeal relates to the proper interpretation of the will of Sallie E. Hunley, deceased, which created a trust with the Birmingham Trust and Savings Company, as trustee. She died July 7, 1922. The trustee filed this bill to have certain features of the will construed so that it may be sure of its duty in the administration of the trust. At present the purpose is to make it certain as to the proper distribution of the income, since the event has not occurred which requires a termination of the trust and distribution of the corpus. The property in question was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Spencer v. Title Guarantee Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Benners v. First Nat. Bank of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
- Wilson v. RandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Spencer v. Title Guarantee Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1931
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