United Benefit Life Insurance v. Omaha National Bank

The Omaha National Bank (ONB), as trustee of the testamentary trust of Clair C. Criss, deceased, instituted an action in the county court of Douglas County for an order construing the language of the trust indenture. ONB,. United Benefit Life Insurance Company (United), a contingent successor to the remainder interest in the corpus of the trust, and “The issue of Nina Carden,” named income beneficiaries under the indenture of trust, appealed from the determination of that court to the District Court for Douglas County. Thereafter, United filed a declaratory judgment action in the District…