Conant v. Lansden

Oscar T. Tamm died in 1913, a resident of Alexander county, Illinois, and his will was probated in said county the same year, by which there was created a trust, having the ultimate objective of constructing and maintaining good roads in Alexander county.

The will appointed three trustees, with provisions for successors, and changes occurred in the ensuing years. One of the original trustees was David S. Lansden who served as such trustee from 1913 until his death in 1944, and he appears to have been the active and directing officer of the trust. The trust was managed privately for some thirty…