State High Court: Trust Interest Reverted To Surviving Son Upon Brother’s Death

Mealey's (April 11, 2022, 8:30 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Supreme Court on March 25 reversed an appellate court’s decision determining that a deceased son’s interest in his deceased father’s testamentary trust vested in the son’s legatee, the fiancee of the deceased son, finding that under the father’s will establishing separate trusts for his two sons, the surviving son had a vested interest in his deceased brother’s trust because his brother died without descendants....

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