New York Court of Appeals

Franklin D. Locke, as Executors v. the Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company…

November 28, 1893140 N.Y. 135

Summary

The Court held that the testator's declaration of trust was valid, creating four separate trusts each terminating at the death (or marriage) of the respective life beneficiary, with the principal passing to the named charitable corporations; the settlor could serve as trustee of his own property and the trust did not violate the rule against perpetuities.