Hackley Union National Bank v. Farmer

This bill was filed to determine whether a certain trust agreement has been revoked. The agreement was between Heinrich Ernst Meurer, creator of the trust, and the Hackley Bank of Muskegon, Michigan, trustee. The instrument contained the following power of revocation :

“Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, this instrument and all and singular the trusts created hereby, may be revoked by the donor at any time during his life, by instrument in writing signed and acknowledged by the donor and delivered to the trustee.”

During the year following the execution of the trust…