· 11/18/2004
Bailey v. Delta Trust & Bank
Citations
- 198 S.W.3d 506
- 359 Ark. 424
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that courts must “construe the words and sentences used in a will or trust in their ordinary sense in order to arrive at the testator’s true intention”
- \The cardinal rule in construing a trust instrument is that the intention of the settlor must be ascertained.\
- revocable trust becomes irrevocable upon settlor’s death
- revocable trust becqmes irrevocable upon settlor's death
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Tom Glaze
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