Aramis Rekdahl Et Ux v. James M. Long Et Al

This is a suit brought in the District Court of Brazoria County, Texas, by Aramis Rekdahl and his wife, as plaintiffs, against James M. Long, Trustee under the will of Mabel A. Rekdahl, mother of Aramis, and other beneficiaries under this trust, as defendants. The plaintiffs seek to have the provisions of the will establishing the trust declared void as being in violation of the rule against perpetuities set out in Section 26 of Article 1 of the Constitution of this State. The cause was tried before the trial judge without a jury, and the trust provision was held to be valid. On appeal to a Court of Civil Appeals, the trial courts judgment was affirmed. REF407 S.W.2d 339./REF We affirm the judgments of both courts below.