Armington v. Meyer
Rhode Island Supreme Court
236 A.2d 450 (1967)
- Written by Angela Patrick, JD
Facts
Simon Wardwell’s will created a trust that would provide annual income to several relatives after Wardwell’s death. This trust also potentially provided annual income to his “employees and acquaintances known to my said trustees to have been loyal to me and my inventions” during Wardwell’s rise to success. Many years after Wardwell died, a dispute arose about whether the trust’s instructions to provide income to the loyal employees and acquaintances was a valid beneficiary designation or whether that provision was void for indefiniteness and uncertainty. At that time, a trustee claimed that he could identify two living former employees who had been loyal to Wardwell during the relevant time period. The dispute ended up before the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Paolino, J.)
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