Legal Opinion
Northwestern Nat. Bank of Minneapolis v. Simons
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 23, 1976No. 45572PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, Justice.
Laurie Ann Davies, a 13-year-old child who was born to unwed parents who never married and was subsequently adopted by her natural father, appeals from an order of the Hennepin County District Court which construed a trust so as to exclude her from beneficiary status because of her illegitimacy or adoption.
In 1921 William H. Davies and Mary F. Davies conveyed property into a trust which was to run during the lives of seven specified persons. The trustees were to pay income to the settlors during the life of William, then to certain named persons including the settlors’ son,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Van Dyke v. First National BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- In Re Trust Created by MoultonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
- In Re Estate of SuttonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Eaton v. EatonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1914
- Reilly v. ShapiroSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In Re Trust Known as Great Northern Iron Ore PropertiesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Weber Ex Rel. Weber v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- Matter of Trust Created Under Agreement With McLaughlinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Matter of Trust Created by HillCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
- Vicars v. MullinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
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