Bean v. Bean

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Ratliff—

Affirming.

Rebecca Duvall died testate in February, 1924, a citizen and resident of Nelson county, Ky. By tbe first clause of ber will sbe directed tbat ber just debts be paid; in tbe second clause sbe appointed ber nepbew, McCormick Brasbear, executor and trustee of ber will; and in clause 3 sbe directed tbat, in tbe event tbat McCormick fails to qualify as executor and trustee, tbe Fidelity & Columbia Trust Company of Louisville, Ky., be permitted to qualify as executor and trustee, in tbe place of McCormick. McCormick failed to qualify, and tbe…