Schmieder v. Meyer

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Iyays, J.

This is an appeal from a decree of the court of chancery decreeing the distribution of the trust funds created under the last will and testament of Frank Schmieder, and directing the defendants, as executors and trustees under his will, to transfer and convey the estate of the testator to the defendants, Louis Schmieder, Frank J. Schmieder, Mary Schmieder Hand and Emil Henry Schmieder.

Frank Schmieder died on September 26th, 1922, leaving a last will and testament and two- codicils thereto. The will of the testator was dated February 3d, 1917,…