Rice v. Sayers

MELLOTT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, who are nieces, nephews or descendants of deceased nieces and nephews of Augustus J. Rice, commonly known as A. J. Rice, seek to impress a resulting trust in their favor upon the assets now held by the defendant trustees under testamentary trusts. The beneficiaries under the several trusts, duly made parties herein, Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. rules 20 and 24, 28 U.S.C.A., have answered and join with the defendants in asserting that the trusts are valid and should be upheld.

After a somewhat lengthy trial, during which numerous exhibits were received in evidence, all…