State v. Bank of Commerce & Trust Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Híon. P. H. Heiskell, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. L. D. Smith,
Special Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court.
This action begun by bill in chancery was brought by the district attorney-general of Shelby county in the name of the State, upon the relation of private individuals, to bring the defendant bank and trust company, as trustees of a fund intrusted to their care by the will of William L. Graham, deceased, to account for the management and disposition of said funds, alleging that said funds were given in trust for a charitable purpose, and alleging that the trustees were not devoting said funds for the benefit of those…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bennett v. Nashville Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1912
3Cited by2 opinions
- Nashville Trust Co. v. DakeTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
- Hunter v. BargerCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1926