Section 6.53 Equity

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F. (§6.53) Equity

One of the few certainties in the area of trust contests is the jurisdiction of equity: “It is well settled that a court of equity has jurisdiction of all questions relating to the establishment, enforcement, and protection and preservation of a trust on real or personal property.” Stark v. Moffit, 352 S.W.2d 165, 169–70 (Mo. App. E.D. 1961). This equity jurisdiction over trusts has long been identified as an original and inherent power. Rawlings v. Rawlings, 58 S.W.2d 735, 737 (Mo...