Becker v. Fisher

Ohio Supreme Court December 23, 1924

Becker v. Fisher, 3 Ohio Law. Abs. 8 (Ohio 1924)

Allen, Conn, Day, Jones, Marshall, Reversal, Robinson

Opinion of the Court

CONN, J.

Where a will attempts to set up two charitable trusts, the second to take effect upon the termination of the first, and the first fails for invalidity, full effect may be given the second trust, if it be otherwise valid, unless the trusts are so interwoven in an entire scheme that to give effect to the second trust would work an injustice among the beneficiaries or defeat the testator’s wishes.

Judgment reversed.

Marshall, C. J., Robinson, Allen and Conn, JJ., concur. Day, J., concurs in judgment of reversal. Jones, J., dissents. •

Reference

Full Case Name: Oren D. Becker, of the last will and testament of Sarah E. Haws v. Edwin C. Fisher
Status: Published