Hageman v. Cleveland Trust Co.

This action concerns the 1969 trust agreement. If plaintiff’s success or failure on the merits of this case could not affect his status as “virtually disinherited,” then his interest would be insufficient to maintain the action (State, ex rel. Dallman, v. Court of Common Pleas [1973], 35 Ohio St. 2d 176), and the trial court’s dismissal of his complaint is wholly proper. Admittedly, plaintiff has no such interest if the trust, in fact, is valid, so we need not consider or decide that question.

Thus, we direct our inquiry to the significance of the trust agreement, even if it failed to…