Legal Opinion

Benners v. First Nat. Bank of Birmingham

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 17, 1945No. 6 Div. 321PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, Justice.

■ Samuel Blach died June 21, 1928. On June 29, 1928, his will was admitted to probate and letters testamentary granted to the First National Bank of Birmingham. By his will Samuel Blach conferred powers on the Bank both as executor and as trustee and directed that after the payment of his debts, the remainder of his estate should be the subject of a trust to be administered by the Bank as trustee. The pertinent portion of his will is as follows:

“(d) So long as my sisters, Sallie Blach and Flora Blach survive, the trustee shall pay to them, and to the survivor of them, and in…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1943
  2. Whetstone v. Whetstone's Ex'rsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
  3. Wagar v. MarshburnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  4. Montgomery v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  5. Spencer v. Title Guarantee Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1931

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. First Ala. Bank of Montgomery, NA v. MartinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  2. Stratford v. LattimerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  3. Portales National Bank v. BellinNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Joseph W. Hart, Luella F. Hart and J. Carl Russell v. The First National Bank of Birmingham, Birmingham, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
  5. Tonsmeire v. AmSouth BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995

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