Rojas

de Urries v. Rojas

Good Law
96 F.2d 614·1938 U.S. App. LEXIS 3532
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 4, 1938No. 8678California772 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Healy, J.

The appellant sued in equity to establish a constructive trust in certain stock and money. From a judgment of dismissal she appealed.

' Briefly stated, the facts are as follows: Appellant is the widow of Carlos del Amo. Carlos and his brother, Jaime, were adopted sons of Susana de del Amo. The latter died in 1931, leaving a will in which she bequeathed, in trust, for Carlos and Jaime the sum of $100,000 each, the trust to terminate as to each beneficiary when he should reach the age of thirty-five years. Carlos died at the age of twenty-eight, soon after the death of his foster mother. *615 leaving a widow (the appellant) but no issue.

In respect of these trust bequests the will contained the following provisions:

“In the event that either of my said sons should die before attaining the age of thirty-five years, leaving no issue him surviving, then I will, devise and bequeath the trust fund herein devised to the survivor, to be held, though, by said trustee until the said survivor attains the age of thirty-five years; provided, however, that in the event of the death of either of said sons before attaining the age of thirty-five years he should die leaving him surviving a wife…

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