Banghart v. Vieweg

We are here obliged to construe the will of the late Byron T. Banghart (Banghart) of Baltimore City. When a sale of the business previously carried on by The Baltimore Wholesale Grocery Company of Baltimore City (Baltimore Wholesale) was made, a question arose as to whether that sale was a termination of the trust created in Banghart’s will. Appellant, Andrew Brittain Bang-hart (Andrew), brought a declaratory judgment action in Talbot County, naming as parties defendant the trustees of the trust created under the will and the potential beneficiaries. The chancellor (Clark, J.) held the trust…