Galland v. Seattle Trust Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Davidson, J., entered September 14,1917, upon sustaining a demurrer to the petition, dismissing proceedings for the construction of a will.
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.
— This is an appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, sustaining the respondents’ demurrer and dismissing the appellants’ petition for the construction of the will of Bonham Galland, deceased.
The proceeding was brought by the appellants for the purpose of obtaining a construction of the last *107will and testament of Bonham Galland, deceased, and seeking to have the residuary devise and bequest in said will declared void on the ground that it violates the rule against perpetuities. The appellants are the heirs at law of Bonham Galland, and will inherit the property attempted to…
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