Levi v. Fidelity Trust & Safety Vault Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 10. — ACTION BY LILLIE E. LEVI AGAINST THE FIDELITY TRUST AND SAFETY VAULT CO., INVOLVING THE RIGHT OF THE WIDOW OF B. C. LEVI, DECEASED, TO DISPOSE OF PROPERTY DEVISED TO HER' BY HER HUSBAND. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court, Chancery Brandi (1st Division). Shackelford Miller, Judge. Judgment, for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
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Case 10. — ACTION BY LILLIE E. LEVI AGAINST THE FIDELITY TRUST AND SAFETY VAULT CO., INVOLVING THE RIGHT OF THE WIDOW OF B. C. LEVI, DECEASED, TO DISPOSE OF PROPERTY DEVISED TO HER' BY HER HUSBAND. Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court, Chancery Brandi (1st Division). Shackelford Miller, Judge. Judgment, for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1. A power to appoint to “relations” may be exercised in favor of any persons related by consanguinity, the beneficiaries not necessarily being confined to the next of kin. A court being called upon to execute a trust in favor of…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Settle
Affirming.
B. C. Levi died in the city of Louisville, leaving a considerable estate, real and personal. He left no children, but was survived by his wife, Mary E. Levi. His last will, which was duly probated in the Jefferson County Court, contained these provisions:
“1. I desire that all my debts, of every kind, shall be paid in full.
“2. After my debts shall have been paid, I will and bequeath to my wife, Mary Ellen Levi, all of my personal, real and mixed estate of every kind and description, to have and enjoy all the days of her life.
“3. Previous to her death she may…
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