Odom v. Langston

Plaintiffs, as heirs of Barsha A. Langston, deceased, on September 28, 1943, sued for a declaratory judgment to test the validity of a trust instrument executed by her. The trial court sustained separate motions of defendants to dismiss the petition on the ground that it “fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action in plaintiffs, or to state a claim entitling plaintiffs to relief . . . ” Plaintiffs declined to plead further, judgment was rendered against them and they have appealed.

In November, 1935, Barsha. A. Langston executed the trust instrument transferring to named…