First Nat. Bank in Mobile v. Watters

The power of a court of equity, in a proper case, to hasten the enjoyment of a trust fund, by awarding advancements to tbe beneficiary before the time fixed by the creator of the trust, is generally recognized. Pearce v. Pearce, 199 Ala. 491, 74 So. 952; Shelton v. King, 229 U. S. 90, 33 S. Ct. 686, 57 L. Ed. 1086; Blackburn v. Hawkins, 6 Ark. 50; Wardens & Vestry of St. Paul’s Church v. Attorney General and Others, 164 Mass. 188, 41 N. E. 231; Knorr v. Millard, 52Mich. 542, 18 N. W. 349; Mills v. Michigan Trust Co., 124 Mich. 244, 82 N. W. 1046; Tompkins v. Tompkins’ Executors, 18 N. J. Eq.…