VEST v. BIALSON

No. 44939.

293 S.W.2d 369 (1956)

Caroline Bader VEST and Mary Bader Otts, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. S. James BIALSON, Trustee, Defendant-Appellant, and Travelers Indemnity Company, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri. Division No. 1.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton C. Bernard, Granite City, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Douglas H. Jones, Thomas F. McDonald, St. Louis, for defendant-respondent.


HYDE, Judge.

Action to remove trustee of a testamentary trust, seeking an accounting and to surcharge the trustee with a judgment against him and the surety on his bond. Plaintiffs have appealed from a decree dismissing their suit and making allowances for the trustee's expenses and attorneys' fees.

Defendants raise the question of our jurisdiction, pointing out that the petition asks for no specific amount. It is true, as they state (citing Juden v. Houck...

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