Legal Opinion
Wyeth v. Merchant
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided September 28, 1940No. B-19510PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OTIS, District Judge.
The will of William M. Wyeth created a trust estate for his granddaughter, Willa-meta Berenice Smith. ' After her infancy the annual income from the trust funds was to be paid to her. The will provided (the trust provision in the will is set out in full - in the margin 1 .): “In case my said granddaughter shall die without issue surviving her then th"e whole of said trust fund remaining at the time of her death and all increase thereof shall be paid to my son Huston or his heirs and the trust hereby created shall terminate.” The granddaughter died without child born of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Matter of the Estate Op Bernard NewManCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
- Gilliam v. . Guaranty Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Hockaday v. LynnSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Warren v. PrescottSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1892
- St. Louis Union Trust Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
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3Cited by8 opinions
- First National Bank of Kansas City v. SullivanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
- Kindred v. AndersonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
- Copeland v. State Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
- Weber v. GriffithsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1941
- Ratermann v. RatermannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
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