Floyd v. Smith

Charles W. Smith, of Lapeer, on August 3,1932, executed his will, and in January, 1933, May, 1936, and October, 1937, executed codicils. He died August 11,1939, leaving surviving him as heirs-at-law his wife and several adult children of two deceased sisters. May 14, 1940, plaintiffs, who are nephews and nieces of the deceased, filed the bill herein to have the provisions of the will construed, alleging that one codicil did not create a precatory trust, and that the will and another codicil violated the rule against perpetuities and was, therefore, void. Plaintiffs claim that parts of the…