Connecticut Bank and Trust Company v. Brody
Supreme Court of Connecticut
392 A.2d 445 (1978)
William Skinner's 1920 will placed a third of his estate in trust, paying income to his children for life, then to his grandchildren, with the remainder ultimately to be split among his great-grandchildren once all grandchildren died; at his 1922 death he had three children, five grandchildren, and no great-grandchildren yet born. The trustee, now Connecticut Bank and Trust Company (plaintiff), sought guidance on whether it could ultimately distribute the trust remainder to Skinner's great-grandchildren, and Brody (defendant) asked the court to seek the state supreme court's advice on the rule against perpetuities.
Whether an interest in property may be transferred to an undetermined class of people perpetually into the future.