D'EVEREAUX HALL ORPHAN ASYLUM v. GREEN

No. 45399.

226 So.2d 725 (1969)

D'EVEREAUX HALL ORPHAN ASYLUM et al., Appellants, v. John T. GREEN et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

September 29, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon, Hornsby, Handy, O'Beirne & Benoist, Natchez, Brunini, Everett, Grantham & Quin, Jackson, for appellants.

R.L. Netterville, John T. Green, Natchez, for appellees.


RODGERS, Justice:

This case involves the interpretation of a will, particularly as to whether or not the trustees named in the will can invade the corpus of the estate for the purpose of paying certain annuities specified in the will.

From the record on appeal in this case it appears that Charles F. Engle wrote a holographic will on October 1st, 1953. He wrote a codicil to this will on October 10th, 1953, and a second codicil on January 26th, 1955. A synopsis...

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