Scudder v. Security Trust Co.

The purpose of this bill is to test the validity of a charitable trust created in the will of John Scudder, deceased. The plaintiff is an heir at law. The defendant is the trustee named in the will. The hearing was had upon the pleadings. The circuit judge sustained the trust and dismissed the bill. From the decree entered the plaintiff has appealed.

The trust was created by section h of paragraph 8 of the will. It reads as follows:—

“Upon the death of my sister, Jennie Baxter, I direct that the entire residue of my trust estate (after providing for the specific trusts hereinabove created)…