Rekdahl v. Long

WALTER, Justice.

This case deals with the construction of Section 26 of Article 1, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, Vernon’s Ann.St., being the rule against perpetuities. The will of Mabel A. Rekdahl was admitted to probate in ancillary probate proceedings in Brazoria County in March, 1954. She left surviving her one child, the plaintiff, Aramis Rekdahl. He and his wife filed suit against the trustee and others and contended that a trust created by his mother’s will was void because it created an interest in real estate which will not vest within the period measured by lives in being…