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· 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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