WENDELL v. AMERITRUST CO., N.A.

No. 92-1980.

69 Ohio St.3d 74 (1994)

WENDELL ET AL., APPELLEES, v. AMERITRUST COMPANY, N.A., F.K.A. CLEVELAND TRUST COMPANY; AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 20, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greene & Tulley and Joseph P. Tulley, for appellees.

Buckley, King & Bluso and John A Hallbauer, for appellee Society National Bank, f.k.a. AmeriTrust Co., N.A.

Schneider, Smeltz, Ranney & LaFond, John S. Chapman and Jonathan L. Stark, for appellants American Bible Society and Board of National Missions of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States, Inc.


MOYER, C.J.

The issue presented is whether the residuary provisions of the testator's will are governed by the law as it existed at the time of the execution of the will or whether a subsequent judicial ruling of unconstitutionality should render G.C. 10504-5 void ab initio.

At the time of the execution of the will, G.C. 10504-5 provided: "If a testator dies leaving issue of his body, or an adopted child, living, or the lineal descendants of either...

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