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ATWOOD v. KING

Nos. 11625, 11658.

163 F.2d 104 (1947)

ATWOOD et al. v. KING et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 1947.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garrett R. Tucker, Jr. and Brady Cole, both of Houston, Tex., and Thomas H. Fisher, of Chicago, Ill., for appellants.

Robt. W. Stayton, of Austin, Tex., R. E. Seagler, Felix A. Raymer and Robert F. Campbell, all of Houston, Tex., Leroy G. Denman, of San Antonio, Tex., and M. G. Eckhardt, Jr., of Corpus Christi, Tex., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, WALLER, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

WALLER, Circuit Judge.

Mrs. Henrietta M. King, the owner of a ranch empire in Texas, in excess of one million acres, made a will wherein seven trustees were authorized, with exceedingly broad powers,1 to control and manage her estate. One of the objects of her solicitude and bounty was a grandson, Richard W. Atwood, a person non compos mentis. The main trust estate created by the will was to be continued for a period of ten years...

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