Legal Opinion · Dissent

Tumlin v. Troy Bank & Trust Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 18, 1952No. 4 Div. 538Published

1DissentSimpson, Justice

I agree with Mr. Justice Brown that the residuary trust provisions of the will violate the rule against perpetuities and the law ■of accumulations.

Due to the great importance of the case, but with great respect for the two' opinions, I should like to give my own analysis of the questions involved, since neither opinion ■exactly expresses my views.

I, likewise, have become convinced that a basic fallacy in the deliverance in the first ■case, where a construction was sought on ■demurrer, is epitomized in the conclusion that the equitable estate vested immediately ■on the death of testator “in…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Russell v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  2. Pearce v. PearceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  3. Henderson v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  4. Carter v. Balfour's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851
  5. Woodruff v. MarshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1893

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