Drayer v. Wright

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether the chancellor erred in holding that the appellant, Anna Lee Drayer, was precluded by the doctrine of res judicata from litigating certain issues and claims against the appellee, William G. Wright, in regard to the testamentary trust provisions contained in John J. Hardin’s will.

John J. Hardin died testate on January 27,1933, and his will was admitted to probate. The will created two trusts; however, this case only concerns the interpretation of the first trust, known as the John and Errett Hardin Trust (Trust), the corpus of…