Hancock v. Muldoon

— The Northwest Trust & State Bank was appointed in 1909 as trustee for Susie Lee Hancock, who was the beneficiary of the estates of her father and mother. These estates had been in probate for a great number of years, and at the suggestion of the beneficiary the trust company was appointed as trustee, with the evident intent that the property should be disposed of and the legacies to the beneficiary provided for. The order of appointment, after describing the property and making provision for the payment of debts and expenses, has this provision :

“That the said trustee is hereby directed and…