Lucas v. Mannering

CLAYTON, Judge.

Mary C. Lucas, executrix of the estate of Mary T. Mannering, appeals from a judg*655ment entered in a declaratory judgment action brought by her in the Jefferson Circuit Court to determine her authority to sell certain parcels of real property remaining in the Mannering estate in lieu of conveying the property to the residuary beneficiaries of the estate. The circuit court held that Lucas’ power to sell the realty was discretionary and there being no reason presented for the sale which would have benefited the estate, ordered her to convey the property to the residuary…