Bedgood v. Thomas, 138 S.E.2d 313 (Ga. 1964). · Go Syfert
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examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) In Re Joint E. & S. Dist. Asbestos Litigation (2×) also: Cited as authority (quoted)
S.D.N.Y. · 1995 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
court of equity has power to do whatever is necessary to preserve a trust and may, under certain circumstances, modify 538 the terms of a trust.
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E.D.N.Y · 1995 · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
court of equity has power to do whatever is necessary to preserve a trust and may, under certain circumstances, modi fy the terms of a trust.
cited Cited "see" Bank of the Ozarks v. DKK Development Co.
Ga. Ct. App. · 2012 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wayne *544 County Bd. of Commrs. v. Reddish, 220 Ga. 262, 264 ( 138 SE2d 375 ) (1964).
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Ga. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Bedgood, v. Thomas, 220 Ga. 262 ( 138 SE2d 313 ) (1964) (noting that court of equity “may, under certain circumstances, modify the terms of a trust”). 3 See In re Wolcott, 56 A2d 641 (N.H. 1948), cited in comment to OCGA § 53-12-153; see also George G.
discussed Cited "see" Brunson v. Bridges
Ga. Ct. App. · 1973 · signal: see · confidence high
See Wayne County Board of Commissioners v. Reddish, 220 Ga. 262 ( 138 SE2d 375 ); MacNeill v. Bazemore, 194 Ga. 406 ( 21 SE2d 414 ); Douglas Planing Mill & Novelty Co. v. Anderson, 127 Ga. 571 ( 56 SE 635 ); West v. Kendrick, 46 Ga. 526 ; Porter v. Wootten, 51 Ga. App. 834 ( 181 SE 866 ).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Crow v. Lewis (2×)
Ga. · 1968 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Bedgood v. Thomas, 220 Ga. 262 ( 138 SE2d 313 ).
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BEDGOOD, Trustee
v.
THOMAS, Guardian
22595.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Sep 28, 1964.
138 S.E.2d 313
Gumming & Cumming, for plaintiff in error., Beck, Goddard, Owen ■& Smalley, contra.
Duckworth.
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Citer courts: E.D. New York (2) · S.D. New York (2)
Duckworth, Chief Justice.

While a court of equity has power to do whatever is necessary to preserve a trust and may, under certain circumstances, modify the terms of a trust, nevertheless, courts are without authority to re-write by construction an unambiguous will since the court can not substitute its will for that of the testator, whether wise or unwise. Code § 113-806; Hungerford v. Trust Co. of Ga., 190 Ga. 387 (9 SE2d 630); McClelland v. Johnson, 211 Ga. 348 (86 SE2d 97). The plain language here showing that the trust had terminated upon the happening of the event—the beneficiary attaining her majority—as stipulated in the will, the court did not err in its decree so finding and decreeing that the balance of the trust funds should be turned over to the guardian of the beneficiary who is now incompetent. Georgia law provides for the handling of property of incompetents by guardian, and this will be done here.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.