In Re Estate of Schmitz

This appeal concerns the last will and testament of Elizabeth M. Schmitz and a certain trust created by the will. Specifically, it concerns whether the provisions creating the trust are void because the trust’s termination clause violates the rule against perpetuities. Both the county court of Red Willow County, Nebraska, and the District Court for Red Willow County, Nebraska, found that the provisions in question did not violate the rule against perpetuities. Our examination of the record likewise convinces us that the provisions in question do not violate the rule against perpetuities, and…