Lafferty v. Sheets

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

The question in this appeal is whether the district court erred in terminating a testamentary trust.

Under date of March 11, 1950, J. W. Sheets and Medora Sheets executed a joint last will and testament. Under its terms each gave the other a life estate with power of disposal and further provided:

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“At the passing of the survivor of us, what property remains, whether real, personal, or mixed shall be held in trust and our son, Joseph Edwin Sheets, shall receive the income therefrom annually during the lifetime of his present wife, Lala…