Is a gross royalty trust a valid trust document?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Guaranty Trust Company v. Hetherington, 1987 CanLII 3332 (AB QB):
I conclude that the gross royalty trust agreements satisfy the three certainties enunciated in Knight v. Knight, supra, and are thus valid trust documents. (ii) Did the agreements survive the original leases?
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