Minary v. Minary

WADDILL, Commissioner.

These appeals, which are being considered together, present for our determination whether the trial court erred in dismissing these actions for lack of jurisdiction.

Amelia Minary died testate on June 15, 1932. Her will placed the residue of her estate in a trust, the income of which was to be paid to her three sons, James, Helm and Alfred, during their lifetime.

Alfred Minary died September 16, 1963, without issue but leaving a widow, Myra Minary, whom he had adopted as his child and heir through proceedings in the Jefferson Circuit Court in 1959. By the terms of Amelia…