STURGIS v. STINSON

Record No. 901150.

404 S.E.2d 56 (1991)

Anne H. STURGIS v. Susan Sturgis STINSON, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Jones, Jr. (Jones, Preston & Grillo, on brief), Accomac, for appellant.

Daniel Hartnett (Ayres & Hartnett, on brief), Accomac, for appellee Robert C. Oliver, Jr., Executor.

Glen A. Tyler (Tyler, Custis, Lewis & Dix, on brief), Accomac, for appellees Susan Sturgis Stinson and Christopher Starr Sturgis.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, WHITING, LACY and HASSELL, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.


LACY, Justice.

In this will construction case, we determine whether the testator placed restrictions on the amount of income which the income beneficiary was to receive and, if not, whether the executor was required to administer the assets of the trust created by the will in a manner which did not discriminate between successive beneficiaries and which produced a reasonable level of income in relation to the value of the trust assets.

Dr. William J. Sturgis...

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