Linahan v. Linahan

The plaintiffs, three children of Thomas H. Linahan, deceased, brought this action, describing themselves as surviving trustees under a trust established by their father by a written agreement to which he, the plaintiffs and his other child, James, were the parties. James, named in the agreement as a fourth trustee, died in 1936, leaving a widow but no children. She is executrix of his estate. The plaintiffs as individuals and James’s widow, individually and as executrix, were made defendants. The issues concern her rights as an individual and as executrix to share in the property included…