Huntington Nat. Bk. v. Remington
Huntington Nat. Bk. v. Remington
Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF COURT.
The following is taken, verbatim, from the opinion.
¡ We find that-Ahe:.¡trust is a va-nTone. ,:We. are cognizant of the fact that, in the second!
The next inquiry goes to the power of the trustee to sell the real estate of the testator. The power to sell generally is unequivocal. The power, however, has some special limitations. While we find it necessary to hold that the last sentence of the second item, assuming to make Frederick the residuary legatee, is ineffective because of the subsequent disposition of that residue, we cannot ignore the other provisions of that item unless subsequent provisions imperatively require it. Now the subsequent provisions not only do not require us to ignore the first provisions of item second but they, on the contrary, imperatively require us to enforce those provisions. The fourth item does not devise all the estate of the testator to the plaintiff but only “the residue and remainder of my estate.” What residue and what remainder? Clearly that remainder after the satisfaction of the provisions of item two. The trustee is, therefore, ("npowei ed to sell the estate in remainder in “the one story cottage on lot 189” subject to the life estate therein of Minnie Utnahmer, but cannot divest Minnie Utnahmer of her life estate.
As to the property described as the testator’s residence the purpose of the testator ms that so long as Frederick and Minnie Utnahmer should both live there was a possibility that Frederick might return home. On" determination is that the residence cannot be sold so long as both of them live and that it can be sold after the death of either of them.
For the reasons alreadv expressed, Minnie Utnahmer is entitled to $25.00 per month to be paid during her life, by the trustee.
A decree will be drawn by counsel in accordance herewith.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.