Society National Bank v. Jacobson

The appellees essentially argue that the court of appeals was correct in denying appellants the *17one fourth of the trust income that had been paid to James C. Brooks, Jr. during his lifetime, since an adopted child cannot be held to be an “heir of the body” as a matter of law. Appellees also argue that this court’s decision in Ohio Citizens Bank v. Mills (1989), 45 Ohio St. 3d 153, 543 N.E. 2d 1206, is limited to law which furthers the grantor’s intent. Appellees assert that the “stranger to the adoption” doctrine1 governs the instant trust agreement because it advances the intent of the…