Old v. City of Norfolk

I am unable to agree with the opinion of the majority because their conclusion, as I see it, is based upon an erroneous construction of the terms of the trust deed as to the reserved rights of the grantor thereunder and a misapprehension of the facts in the case.

The first error is the holding that John R. Riddick retained the power to revoke the trust at his election.

The deed of April 1, 1921, conveyed the legal title to the property therein described to the trustee, with covenants of general warranty for the benefit of Lizzie V. Riddick “upon the following uses and trusts and none other…