Union National Bank v. Jessell

The Union National Bank, the executor of Charles W. H'Doubler's will, instituted this action for a declaratory judgment. The petition prayed for a construction of Mr. H'Doubler's will, for instructions as to the proper distribution of the estate and particularly for a declaration whether United States Savings Bonds totaling $30,000 are the individual property of his three children or whether they are the property of the trust provided for in the will, and "for such other relief as may be just and equitable." The defendants are the testator's three children and six grandchildren. If the bonds…