Legal Opinion

Rekdahl v. Long

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 1967No. A-11790PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIN, Justice.

This is a suit brought in the District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, by Aramis Rekdahl and his wife, as plaintiffs, against James M. Long, Trustee under the will of Mabel A. Rekdahl, mother of Ar-amis, and other beneficiaries under this trust, as defendants. The plaintiffs seek to have the provisions of the will establishing the trust declared void as being in violation of the rule against perpetuities set out in Section 26 of Article 1 of the Constitution of this State, Vernon’s Ann.St. The cause was tried before the trial judge without a jury, and the trust provision was…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Chadwick v. BristowTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Anderson v. MenefeeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  3. Neely v. BrogdenTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
  4. Rust v. RustCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
  5. Kelly v. WomackTexas Supreme Court · 1954

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. San Antonio Area Foundation v. LangTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children of Texas v. StahlTexas Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Bagby v. BredthauerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  4. Hurley v. Moody National Bank of Galveston, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2003
  5. Sellers v. PowersTexas Supreme Court · 1968

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