Massa v. Stone

This is a petition by Joseph Massa, a beneficiary of a voting trust, to remove Mr. Judah Stone, an attorney, as one of the voting trustees. A probate judge “ [dismissed after full hearing” a plea to the jurisdiction, a plea in abatement, a plea in bar, and a motion that the court decline jurisdiction. From these decrees Mr. Stone appealed. Mr. Stone then filed an answer. A decree was entered removing Mr. Stone as voting trustee. Mr. Stone appealed from this decree and also (with a cotrustee) appealed from a decree denying his motion to dismiss a petition for the appointment of a successor…