Lee v. Cole

BLACK, Judge.

Martha Hodgson Lee appeals from a final order granting summary judgment in favor of Kevin Hodgson. Although we agree with the trial court’s findings of facts and would otherwise affirm the order on appeal, we are forced to reverse, finding that Hodgson is an indispensable party-

This case concerns the sale of a house in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Hodgson and his sister, Mary Cole, a codefendant in the lawsuit, purchased the house on Octo*613ber 17, 2000. The house was an asset of the Hodgson Family Living Trust (the Trust), of which Ms. Cole is the trustee. Ms. Lee, a beneficiary…