McVAY v. ANDERSON

23113.

221 Ga. 381 (1965)

144 S.E.2d 741

McVAY et al. v. ANDERSON et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 22, 1965.

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris, Russell & Watkins, John B. Harris, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Anderson, Walker & Reichert, William C. Turpin, R. L. Anderson, Jr., contra.


DUCKWORTH, Chief Justice.

Exceedingly capable counsel on both sides have reduced this otherwise complicated case to a sharp focus upon the decisive questions involved. That beneficiaries can agree amongst themselves to a distribution different from that in the trust instrument or will, and such an agreement is valid and binding upon all parties thereto is settled law. Hatcher v. Cade, 55 Ga. 359; Bailey v. Ross, 66 Ga. 354; 57 Am. Jur. 653, Wills, &...

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