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BRADLEY v. SHAFFER

No. 11-15-00247-CV.

535 S.W.3d 242 (2017)

Terry W. BRADLEY, Appellant, v. Darlene SHAFFER, Individually, and Verlon Reid, Noleta Rice, and S. Clinton Nix, Co-Trustees of the W.S. Shaffer Family Trust, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Opinion filed November 30, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Keith Bradley , Bradley Law Firm, Midland, TX, Forrest B. McCray , McCray Law Firm, Abilene, TX, for Appellant.

S. Clinton Nix , Bradbury & Nix, Abilene, TX, Calhoun Bobbitt , Drought, Drought & Bobbitt, San Antonio, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of: Wright, C.J., Willson, J., and Bailey, J.

OPINION

This appeal presents the question of whether an extension provision in a family trust violates the rule against perpetuities. Family members placed mineral interests they inherited into the trust. The trust instrument contained a spendthrift provision precluding the beneficiaries of the trust from anticipating...

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