Cleveland Trust Co. v. White

A decision on the principal question in this case rests upon the interpretation and construction of the trust agreement involved and the conduct of Thomas H. White and The Cleveland Trust Company, as trustee, in relation thereto. We must determine whether there was a complete and effective settlement in trust of the real and personal property conveyed and transferred, as the appellees contend, or whether the situation discloses such retention of dominion over the property and control of the trustee by Mr. White as to constitute a mere agency in the trust company, ending at his death, as is…