Legal Opinion
Stifel v. Butcher
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 11, 1972No. 55787PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELBORN, Commissioner.
Action to construe testamentary trust.
Charles H. Peck, a resident of St. Louis, executed his will, drawn by him, July 15, 1897. Peck died July 3, 1899, and his will was probated. The will created a trust, and this action is concerned, primarily, with the distribution of the trust income under Clause Sixteenth of his will, reading as follows:
“Sixteenth: For and during the life of the last surviving one of my descendants that may be living at the time of my death, and for and during fifteen years next after *26the death of said survivor the said trustees shall pay all the…
Also in this document: Per curiam.
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Charles v. WhiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- McMahan v. GeigerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- State Bank v. BartleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Hines v. HinesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- O'Rourke v. Lindell Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
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3Cited by6 opinions
- City of St. Joseph v. Kaw Valley Tunneling, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- St. Louis University v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Boatmen's Trust Co. v. ConklinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- Trantham v. TriceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- Estate of McCutchan v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1979
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