Texas Supreme Court· 3/27/1963

Mason v. Mason

Citations

366 S.W.2d 552
6 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 365
1963 Tex. LEXIS 567

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concluding that because trust beneficiaries’ interests were identical to the interests of the trustee, the beneficiaries were virtually represented
concluding that because trust beneficiaries’ interests were identical to the interests of the trustee, the beneficiaries were virtually represented
concluding that because virtual representation . applied, the “fact that ... thre'e ... minor beneficiaries were not made parties ... [did] not render the judgment void and subject to collateral attack nor [did] it constitute fundamental error”
concluding that because virtual representation applied, the “fact that . . . three . . . minor beneficiaries were not made parties . . . [did] not render the judgment void and subject to collateral attack nor [did] it constitute fundamental error”
stating that, in an action “brought in furtherance of a trust to enforce its provisions and establish its validity[,]” “all of the beneficiaries should be joined . . . so that the whole matter may be adjusted in one proceeding and a multiplicity of suits avoided”
applying doctrine of virtual representation to case involving challenge to trust created by will

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Judges: Culver

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