In re Estate of Sutro

Adolph Sutro died in the city and county of San Francisco, state of California, on the eighth day of August, 1898, leaving' a will dated May 22, 1882'. The will contained a large number of specific bequests and devises, while a large tract of land, comprising a portion of the San Miguel Rancho and part of the Cliff House Ranch, in the city and county of San Francisco, was reserved and made the subject matter of an attempted trust. The provisions by which it was attempted to create this trust are as follows:

“XXV I will and direct that the title in fee of said parcels of land marked I and II…