Kellner v. Schmidt

Kaspar G. Schmidt, the owner of the K. G. Schmidt Brewing Company, died testate in December, 1898, leaving one son, George K. Schmidt, plaintiff in error in this case, and three married daughters, Barbara E. Kellner, Edna P. Wahl and Katherine Herbert. He appointed his son, a son-in-law and a nephew executors of his will and trustees of his estate. He placed most of his property in trust, to be held for a period of fifteen years after his death, during which time the net income was to be divided among his four children, and he directed the trustees to divide the residue of his estate among…