Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co. v. Churchill

This is a bill in equity for instructions relative to the distribution of trust property and the construction of a will. When the cause was ready for final judgment, it was certified to this court under G. L. 1956, §9-24-28, as amended, for our determination. The complainant is the surviving trustee under the will of William D. Ely, hereinafter referred to as “the father.” The will in which the trust was established was executed in 1907, and the father died in 1908. The respondents are persons and legal representatives of persons who claim an interest in the trust property.

The father in the…