Stouse v. First Nat. Bank of Chicago

CULLEN, Commissioner.

In a declaratory judgment proceeding, •the Jefferson Circuit Court upheld the validity of a trust instrument executed by Sallie A. Hert, and the validity of the residuary clause of Mrs. Heft’s will, in which the residue of her estate was bequeathed to the trustees named in the instrument, for distribution, in accordance with the terms of the instrument. Two amendments to the trust instrument were upheld as being valid codicils to the'will.

Two of the heirs of Mrs. Plert, who also are beneficiaries of the trust and legatees under the will, have appealed, contending that…