Nichols v. First National Bank of Baker

This is an appeal by Edith F. Nichols, widow of James H. Nichols, deceased, from a decree in a declaratory judgment proceeding against the First National Bank of Baker, as trustee, which held against her claim to the corpus of a trust fund created by the will of her husband. The construction of decedent’s will, which was executed on January 14,1929, is before us.

At the time the will was executed, his wife, Edith F. Nichols, and his daughter, Elizabeth Nichols, were living, the daughter being about nine years of age. Decedent died during the month of May, 1929, and his will was thereupon…