Section 2.50 Estoppel—Consent of Beneficiaries

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c. (§2.50) Estoppel—Consent of Beneficiaries

A trustee may be protected from removal because the beneficiaries are estopped from complaining or requesting relief. See:

· Barnett v. Smart, 59 S.W. 235 (Mo. 1900)

· Donaldson v. Allen, 81 S.W. 1151 (Mo. 1904)

· Walker v. James, 85 S.W.2d 876 (Mo. 1935)

· Rossi v. Davis, 133 S.W.2d 363 (Mo. 1939)

· Plymouth Sec. Co. v. Johnson, 335 S.W.2d 142
(Mo. 1960)

Estoppel does not apply when the trustee has failed to fully inform the beneficiary of material facts...