Legal Opinion
Shelton v. King
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 26, 1913No. 180PublishedCited by 65 opinions
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The facts, which involve the validity of a testamentary trust and the right of the beneficiaries to have the same terminated prior to the time fixed by the will, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lurton
This is a bill to terminate a trust under the will of Anna Smith Mallett. The material clauses are in these words:
“3. I give, bequeath and devise to Jean Louisa, Anna Gertrude, and Robert Philo Shelton, being the children of my cousin John Consider - Shelton, . deceased, all of Bridgeport, Connecticut: the sum of Seventy-five Thousand dollars, being Twenty-five Thousand to each.
“10. I give, bequeath and devise all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal wheresoever and whatsoever, of which I may die possessed to the aforesaid Jean Louisa, Anna Gertrude, and R. Philo…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nichols v. EatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Hyde v. WoodsSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Smith v. TowersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1888
- Wallace & Co. v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1880
3Cited by65 opinions
- Henderson v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Eaton v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Fletcher v. Los Angeles Trust & Sav. BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920
- Dickey v. VolkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
- Erickson v. EricksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
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