Bixby v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.

This suit was filed by William K. Bixby, as a trustee under the will of William McMillan, to determine whether certain income of the William McMillan trust estate shall be paid to the estate of the testator's widow, Eliza McMillan, or the estate of his son, Northrup McMillan. The issues are issues of law only, involving the construction of William McMillan's will and the validity of a contract made by his widow and son. The trial court held that the contract is a valid one, and found and adjudged that, by virtue of the contract, the estate of Eliza McMillan is entitled to an escrow fund of…