Estate of Hunt

The facts involved in this controversy are somewhat complicated, but so far only as relates to this decision it may be sufficient to state that by the will of John W. Hunt the residue of his estate was given, bequeathed and devised to two named persons in trust “for the purpose of using the proceeds therefrom in establishing and maintaining such charitable and benevolent institution as they may see fit, as a memorial” to said Hunt. Following the death of the testator several different actions were brought for the ultimate purpose of testing the validity of such trust: In the federal court,…