Rand v. McKittrick

This action was filed in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, Missouri, by the trustees of Barnes Hospital, to determine the power and authority of the trustees, under the will creating the trust, in regard to the manner of investing the trust funds, and for an approval of the investments made. The trial court entered a decree for the trustees and the defendant appealed. [1] The Attorney General of the State was made a party defendant as representing a class of unknown and unnamed charitable beneficiaries. A state officer being sued in his official capacity vests this court with…