Stubblefield v. Peoples Bank of Bloomington

Plaintififs-appellants, heirs-at-law and beneficiaries under the will of Thaddeus Stubblefield, sought partition of the lands of decedent and a construction of the will and three codicils thereto and asked the trust for alleged charitable purposes established thereunder be declared void. Upon hearing, the circuit court of McLean County held a charitable trust was created, and dismissed the amended complaint for want of equity.

The testator devised many acres of farm and timber lands to defendant-appellee bank, as trustee, to be held for the benefit of Funk’s Grove Cemetery Association and a…