Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Mercantile Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1930No. 8840PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENYON, Circuit Judge.
Appellee is executor under the will of Frank A. Ruf, who died testate on May 28, 1923, while a resident of the state of Missouri. By the terms of his will Ruf made certain provisions as to his widow and many bequests to charitable purposes. He constituted the Mercantile Trust Company his trustee, with broad powers to hold and control the trust estate.
Subdivision (1), article 11 of the will,, referring to the trustee’s power, is as follows : j
“To hold, possess, manage and control the said trust estate and every part thereof, with f full power to sell, transfer, convey and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gould v. GouldSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Ithaca Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Humes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Hartford-Connecticut Trust Co. v. EatonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- First Nat. Bank of Birmingham v. SneadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Merchants Nat. Bank of Boston v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Newton Trust Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1947
- Blodget v. Delaney, CollectorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Washburn v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Lincoln Rochester Trust Company, as of the Estate of Frank M. Harroun v. George T. McGowan Collector of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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