Prichard v. Prichard
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Suit by A. M. Prichard, trustee, etc., of S. B. Prichard, deceased, against Henry Lewis Prichard and others. From a decree adjudicating a question for the trustee’s guidance in the administration of the trust fund, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
LyNch, Judge :
The decree from which this appeal is taken adjudicates for the guidance of the trustee in the administration of the trust fund created by the donor, his mother, for the benefit of her grandchildren, three of whom are his own children, the question whether there is included among the beneficiaries a child bom to him and his wife within slightly less than the gestation period of time after the death of his mother, the donor, and whether certain other provisions of the instrument are void by the rule against perpetuities. The instrument creating the trust follows: “For value…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Dulany v. MiddletonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
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- Carney v. KainWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
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