Nelsen v. Griffiths

— This action arose upon a cross petition under the trustees accounting act of the State of Washington, RCW 30.30.010 et seq. The cross petitioners sought an accounting from the trustees after a hearing before the trial court at which testimony was adduced on behalf of the cross petitioners. The trial court held that the cross petitioners were not "beneficiaries" within the purview of the act and therefore were not entitled to request an accounting. We reverse and remand.

Under the terms of the will of Franklin Poison approximately one-third of his residuary estate was placed in a testamentary…