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 à)Ìà Ø àœDefendants/Appellants.›à 8 àà  à)Ð (  ÐÌÌà@$ $ êàAPPEALED€FROM€THE€œCHANCERY€COURT›€OF€œLAWRENCE€COUNTY›ˆÌà@XX!êàAT€œLAWRENCEBURG,€TENNESSEE›ˆÌÌà@ú ú êàTHE€HONORABLE€œJAMES€L.€WEATHERFORD,€JUDGEˆÌÌÌÌÌJANE€M.€JENNINGSÌ231€Mahr€AvenueÌPost€Office€Box€794ÌLawrenceburg,€Tennessee€38464Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Plaintiff/AppelleeÌÌJ.€DANIEL€FREEMONÌFreemon,€Hillhouse€&€HuddlestonÌ327€West€Gaines€StreetÌP.€O.€Box€787ÌLawrenceburg,€Tennessee€38464Ìà Ø àAttorney€for€Defendants/AppellantsÌÌÌÌà@¤¤$êàAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDˆÌÌÌÌà Ø à›à 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€œJUDGEÌ›ÌCONCUR:ÌœTODD,€P.J.,€M.S.ÌCAIN,€J.ÌÓÓò òÔ€„œG„XXß®Ôòòà@tt(êàO›€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÔ€Xß®X„„œGԈРš:’39Š Їà Ø àà 0 àThe€dispositive€question€in€this€appeal€is€whether€a€successor€trusteeÏof€a€revocable€savings€account€trust€has€the€power€after€the€death€of€the€originalÏtrustee€to€revoke€the€trust€and€claim€the€trust€assets€as€his€own.€€The€Chancery€courtÏof€Lawrence€County€ordered€the€trust€assets€paid€into€the€Clerk€and€Masterððs€OfficeÏto€be€held€for€the€original€beneficiaries.€€We€affirm.ÌÌà0 Ø àà € àà@²²-êØ T$Ø T$àò òI.ó óˆÐ ÐÈ  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€essential€facts€have€been€stated€in€a€former€opinion€of€this€Court.€ÏWe€quote€from€that€opinion:ÌœÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àThe€proceeds€of€a€policy€of€insurance€on€the€life€ofÏDonnie€McMullin€were€paid€to€his€mother,€Edith€McMullin,Ïthe€named€beneficiary,€who,€jointly€with€her€husband,ÏEugene€McMullin,€deposited€these€funds€in€a€trustÏaccount,€having€first€executed€a€Discretionary€RevocableÏJoint€Trustee€Agreement€which€designated€them€as€jointÏtrustees€of€the€funds€of€their€grandchildren,€Amanda€andÏAdam€McMullin€(children€of€their€son,€Donnie€McMullin,Ïthe€insured€decedent)€as€beneficiaries.€€Edith€and€EugeneÏMcMullin€had€two€other€sons,€Larry€and€Dorris€McMullin.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àSix€years€later,€Edith€McMullin€died€and€EugeneÏMcMullin€continued€to€serve€as€trustee.€€The€trust€fundsÏremained€intact€and€productive€until€October€21,€1993,Ïwhen€they€were€paid€out€by€the€depository€bank€underÏunusual€circumstances.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àThe€surviving€trustee,€Eugene€McMullin,€becameÏmortally€ill.€€He€was€being€transported€to€a€hospital€onÏOctober€21,€1993€[one€week€before€his€death]€by€LarryÏMcMullin€and€Helen€McMullin€(wife€of€Dorris),€when€theyÏstopped€òòen€routeóó€at€the€depository€bank.€€Eugene€was€tooÐ ê+â$) Ðill€to€leave€the€car.€€Larry€and€Helen€entered€the€bank€andÏprevailed€upon€the€bankers€to€change€the€beneficiaries€ofÏthe€trust€from€Adam€and€Amanda€McMullin€(both€minors)Ïto€Larry€and€Dorris€McMullin,€the€brothers€of€the€minorsððÏdeceased€father.€€Not€the€least€lacking€in€cooperation,€theÏbank€issued€two€cashiers€checks,€each€in€the€amount€ofÏ$49,945.53€to€Larry€and€Dorris€McMullin.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ àIt€is€not€disputed€that€Eugene€McMullin,€the€trustee,Ïdid€not€enter€the€bank€on€October€21,€1993,€and€did€notÏcommunicate€with€a€banker.€€He€signed€no€instruments€ofÏany€kind.€€The€record€offers€little€explanation€of€theÏsomewhat€remarkable€banking€practice€evidenced€fromÏthe€foregoing€recitation.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌòòBrown›€v.€œMcMullin›óó,€No.€œ01A01›„9603„CH„00113€(Nashville,€August€16,€1996).Ð L:D39 ЇœÌÌ›ÓÓà Ø àà 0 àThe€opinion€dealt€with€only€one€narrow€issue:€that€Larry€and€HelenÏœMcMullin›€had€no€authority€to€revoke€the€trust.€€The€court€affirmed€the€lower€courtððsÏjudgment€on€that€issue€and€remanded€the€cause€for€further€proceedings.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€chancellor€ordered€the€defendants€to€pay€the€money€they€hadÏwithdrawn€from€the€trust€into€the€office€of€the€Clerk€and€Master.€€In€subsequentÏproceedings,€the€chancery€court€decreed€that€the€funds€should€be€held€by€the€ClerkÏand€Master€for€the€benefit€of€the€original€beneficiaries€and€that€withdrawals€would€beÏmade€only€for€income€tax€payments€or€emergency€expenses.€ÌÌà@––-êàò òII.ó óˆÐ $ ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€document€creating€the€trust€was€entitled,€ð ðDiscretionary€Revocable€ÏTrust€Accountðð€and€it€provided€thatÌÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à(1)à ˆ àThe€trustees€are€authorized€to€hold,€manage,Ð ˜+$' Ðinvest,€and€reinvest€said€funds€in€their€sole€discretion;Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à(2)à ˆ àThe€undersigned€grantors€reserve€the€right€toÐ x-p&) Ðrevoke€said€trust€in€part€or€in€full€at€any€time,€and€anyÏpartial€or€complete€withdrawal€by€the€original€trustees,€ifÏthey€be€both€of€the€grantors,€shall€be€a€revocation€to€theÏextent€of€such€withdrawal,€but€no€other€revocation€shall€beÏvalid€unless€written€notice€by€both€of€such€trustees€isÏgiven€to€the€institution€œnamed›€on€the€reverse€side€of€theÏcard;Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à(3)à ˆ àIn€the€event€of€the€death,€resignation,€removal€orÐ ø4ð-1 Ðincompetence€of€both€of€said€trustees,€œDORRIS›ÏœMcMULLIN›€is€appointed€successor€trustee€.€.€.€and€suchÏsuccessor€trustee€shall€have€the€powers€of€the€originalÏâ âtrustees;и8°150 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àœ(4)à ˆ àThis›€trust,€subject€to€the€right€of€revocation,€shallÐ  Ðâ âcontinue€for€the€life€of€the€grantors€and€thereafter€until€theÏbeneficiary€is€TWENTY„FIVE€years€of€age€and€then€theÏproceeds€shall€be€delivered€to€the€beneficiary;€.€.€.€.€Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌÌÌÓÓà Ø àà 0 àSimilar€trusts€have€been€upheld€against€a€charge€that€they€areÏtestamentary€in€nature€and€invalid€because€they€do€not€comply€with€the€Wills€Act.€ÏòòLeader€Federal€S€&€L€Association€v.€Hamiltonóó,€330€S.W.2d€33€(Tenn.€App.€1959);Ð XP  ÐòòPeoples€Bank€v.€Baxteróó,€298€S.W.2d€732€(Tenn.€App.€1956).€€And€in€òòœBumbaugh›€v.Ð 80  ÐBurnsóó,€635€S.W.2d€518€(Tenn.€App.€œ1982)›€this€court€held€that€the€corpus€of€a€savingsÐ  Ðaccount€trust,€described€as€a€ð ðjoint€discretionary€revocable€trust,ðð€did€not€become€aÏpart€of€the€œsettlor/trusteeððs›€estate€at€her€death€and,€absent€some€provision€in€the€trustÏitself,€the€trust€could€not€be€revoked€by€the€œsettlor/trusteesðð›€will.€€We€think€these€casesÏlead€to€the€inescapable€conclusion€that€the€trust€created€by€a€savings€accountÏinstrument€is€a€continuing€trust€and€that€upon€the€death€of€the€settlor(s)€the€beneficialÏinterest€in€the€remaining€funds€vests€in€the€beneficiaries€according€to€the€trustððs€terms.€ÏIn€this€case,€the€beneficial€œinterests›€of€Adam€and€Amanda€œMcMullin›€vested€at€theÏdeath€of€Eugene€œMcMullin›,€the€last€surviving€grantor.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThis€conclusion€is€supported€by€two€separate€statements€of€the€generalÏlaw.€€The€first€is€the€òòRestatement€of€Trustsóó€ðð€58€which€provides:Ð ¸)°"% МÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àTentative€trusts€of€savings€deposit:€ð ðWhere€a€personÏmakes€a€deposit€in€a€savings€account€in€a€bank€in€his€ownÏname€as€trustee€for€another€person,€intending€to€reserveÏa€power€to€withdraw€the€whole€or€any€part€of€the€depositÏat€any€time€during€his€lifetime,€and€to€use€as€his€ownÏwhatever€he€may€withdraw,€or€otherwise€to€revoke€theÏtrust,€the€intended€trust€is€enforceable€by€the€beneficiaryÏupon€the€death€of€the€depositor€as€to€any€remaining€onÏdeposit€on€his€death€if€he€has€not€revoked€the€trust.ðð›Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌœÌÌ›à Ø àà 0 àThe€second€is€a€part€of€our€banking€law,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€45„2„704.€ÏœÌIt›€provides€in€œpart:ÌÐ ¨9 26 Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à(a)(1)€Whenever€any€deposit€shall€be€made€in€any€bankÏby€any€person€in€trust€for€another,€and€no€other€or€furtherÏnotice€of€the€existence€and€terms€of€a€legal€and€valid€trustÏshall€have€been€given€in€writing€to€the€bank,€the€bank€isÏentitled€to€deem€the€following€with€respect€to€suchÏdeposit,€that:Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à(A)€The€person€designated€as€trustee€is€the€ownerÏof€the€deposit€account;Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à(B)€The€owner€retains€the€right€during€the€ownerððsÏlifetime€to€withdraw,€assign€or€pledge€the€balance€of€suchÏdeposit€account,€in€whole€or€in€part,€as€though€no€survivorÏbeneficiary€had€been€named,€and€to€delete€or€change€aÏsurvivor€beneficiary;€andÐ 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à(C)€The€interest€of€a€person€designated€asÏbeneficiary€shall€not€vest€until€the€death€of€the€owner,€orÏin€the€case€of€joint€owners,€until€the€death€of€the€lastÏsurviving€owner,€and€such€interest€shall€be€subject€to€anyÏlien,€assignment,€pledge,€right€of€offset€or€other€claimÏwhich€the€bank€could€have€asserted€against€the€owner.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à(2)€No€change€in€the€designation€of€the€survivorÏbeneficiary€is€valid€unless€executed€on€a€form€and€in€aÏmanner€prescribed€by€the€bank.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à(3)€The€following€terms€shall€be€deemed€to€apply€to€suchÏaccount,€unless€the€owner€notifies€the€bank€otherwise:Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà Ø àÌà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à(A)€The€interest€of€the€beneficiary€in€the€accountÏvests,€only€if€the€beneficiary€survives€the€last€survivingÏowner;Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à(B)€Multiple€beneficiaries€surviving€the€lastÏsurviving€owner€shall€be€entitled€to€equal€shares€of€theÏaccount;€andÐ 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à(C)€If€no€beneficiary€survives,€the€account€shallÏremain€in€the€estate€of€the€last€surviving€owner;à ð à›ÐØ'Ð #0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌ̛̜ÓÓà Ø àà 0 àIt€can€be€seen€that€this€Act€plugs€the€gaps€that€remain€(and€with€whichÏthe€courts€have€had€to€œstruggle),›€œwhen›€a€deposit€is€made€in€a€bank€œin€trust›€for€a€thirdÏparty€and€there€are€no€other€provisions€that€govern€how€the€bank€may€deal€with€theÏfunds.€€Admittedly,€the€trust€instrument€in€this€case€is€more€complete€(it€allowsÏrevocation€in€whole€or€in€part€and€it€directs€the€remaining€funds€to€be€held€until€theÏbeneficiaries€reach€the€age€of€twenty„five)€but€a€gap€still€remains€as€to€when€theÏinterest€vests.€€The€Act€fills€that€void€by€providing€that€the€œinterest›€vests€in€theÏbeneficiary€only€if€he/she€survives€the€last€surviving€owner.Ð ¸8°15 Їà Ø àà 0 àThe€only€claim€by€the€successor€trustee€named€in€the€trust€instrumentÏis€based€on€the€fact€that€the€trust€provides€that€he€shall€have€all€the€powers€of€theÏoriginal€trustees.€€He€construes€that€provision€as€passing€on€to€him€the€power€toÏrevoke€the€trust€„„€for€his€own€benefit€if€he€so€decides.€€We€think€this€construction€ofÏthe€trust€would€defeat€the€obvious€intent€of€the€œsettlors›€to€provide€a€benefit€for€theirÏgrandchildren€whose€father€provided€the€funds€through€insurance€on€his€life.€€It€is€trueÏthat€the€œsettlors›€reserved€the€right€to€encroach€on€the€corpus€of€the€trust€„„€and€to€thatÏextent€effect€a€partial€revocation€„„€but€the€remaining€funds€vested€in€the€beneficiariesÏat€the€death€of€the€surviving€settlor.€€The€successor€trusteeððs€powers€could€not€thenÏbe€exercised€in€a€way€to€defeat€the€trust€purposes.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€addition,€we€think€the€successor€trusteeððs€contention€amounts€to€aÏclaim€that€some€beneficial€interest€in€the€trust€corpus€passed€to€him€at€his€fatherððsÏdeath.€€In€our€view,€that€result€could€only€be€accomplished€by€a€valid€œwill.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àThe›€provision€giving€the€successor€trustee€the€same€powers€as€theÏoriginal€trustees€should€be€read€as€a€part€of€the€whole€instrument.€€One€of€the€reasonsÏfor€having€a€successor€trustee€was€the€incompetence€of€the€œsettlors›.€€In€that€œevent,›Ïwhile€the€œsettlors›€still€lived,€the€successor€trustee€would€have€had€the€power€ofÏencroachment/revocation€òòfor€their€benefitóó.€€But€we€are€still€of€the€opinion€that€at€theÐ ¨* #& Ðdeath€of€the€last€surviving€grandparent€the€beneficial€interest€in€the€remaining€fundsÏvested€in€the€children.€€Only€the€enjoyment€of€the€benefit€was€postponed€until€theyÏreached€the€age€of€twenty„five.ÌÌœÌÌÌñÃñ›ñÃñÐ ¨9 26 Лà@zz,êàò òIII.ó óˆÐ  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àAfter€remand,€the€trial€judge€overruled€a€motion€made€by€the€successorÏtrustee€and€the€other€family€members€to€assert€a€claim€against€the€bank.€€The€trialÏjudge€reasoned€that€œany›€claim€the€original€defendants€had€against€the€bank€could€beÏasserted€in€a€separate€action€and€should€not€delay€a€final€resolution€of€the€issues€inÏthis€case.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àWe€think€that€whether€to€add€the€bank€as€a€party€to€this€action€was€aÏdecision€resting€within€the€discretion€of€the€trial€judge.€€The€bank€was€not€a€necessaryÏparty€in€this€action,€Rule€19,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Pro.,€and€the€permissive€joinder€of€a€partyÏis€subject€to€the€trial€judgeððs€authority€to€ð ðmake€other€orders€to€prevent€delay€orÏprejudice.ðð€€Rule€20.02,€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€Pro.ÌÌà@oo-êàò òIV.ó óˆÐ H!@ ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€appellants€also€argue€that€the€parties€should€be€placed€in€statusÏquo;€that€the€trust€should€be€reinstated€instead€of€placing€the€funds€in€the€custody€ofÏthe€Clerk€and€Master.€€We€think,€however,€that€the€power€of€the€chancery€court€toÏremove€a€trustee€when€the€trustee€has€threatened€to€violate€his€trust,€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€œ35„1„106(a)(2)(BñºñAñºñ),›€or€for€other€good€cause,€òòid.óó€(2)(F),€is€authority€for€the€courtððsÐ ˆ,€%( Ðdecision€not€to€return€to€the€status€quo.€€In€addition,€the€trial€courtððs€action€is€inÏsubstance€a€continuation€of€the€trust€with€the€Clerk€and€Master€serving€as€the€trustee.€ÏThe€only€duty€imposed€on€the€trustee€is€the€investment€of€the€funds€and€the€paymentÏof€the€corpus€to€the€beneficiaries€when€they€reach€the€age€of€twenty„five.Ìâ âÐ è5à.2 Ðà Ø àà 0 àThe€judgment€of€the€court€below€is€affirmed€and€the€cause€is€remandedÏto€the€Chancery€Court€of€Lawrence€County€for€any€further€proceedings€necessary.€ÏTax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellants.Ìâ âÌÌÓÓœÌñºñ›ñºñÌ›à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è à____________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÌœÌCONCUR:›ÌÌÌÌÌœ_______________________________›ÌœHENRY€F.€TODD,€PRESIDING€JUDGEñºñ›ñºñÌñºñ›ñºñMIDDLE€SECTIONÌ›ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌœWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌ›ÌÐ  %  ÐñÂñœñÂññÂñÑÜÑñÂñÑ  ÑÔ€¼'³¼XX9Ôò òà@êê.êàœñÄñIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ Ü Ðà@™™(êàAT€NASHVILLEñÄñó óñÄñÔ€X9X¼¼'³ÔˆÐ ò МÌÌÌSHERRY€BROWN,€as€next€friendà  à)Ð Ø ü Ðand€natural€mother€of€her€minorà 8 àà  à)Ð È ì Ðchildren,€AMANDA€DANETTEà 8 àà  à)Ð ¸ Ü ÐMCMULLIN€and€ADAM€MCMULLIN,à  à)Ð ¨ Ì Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àPlaintiff/Appellee,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð ˆ¬  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àAppeal€No.Ð xœ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è à01„A„01„9710„CH„00561Ð hŒ  ÐVS.à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð X|  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àLawrence€ChanceryÐ Hl  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àNo.€6489„93Ð 8\ ÐDORRIS€MCMULLIN,€LARRYà 8 àà  à)à è àà @ àà ˜ àà ð àà H! àà  # àÐ (L ÐMCMULLIN,€HELEN€MCMULLIN,à  à)à è àAffirmedÐ < Ðand€THE€ESTATE€OF€EUGENEà 8 àà  à)à è àandÐ , ÐMCMULLIN,à 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àRemandedÐ ø Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àDefendants/Appellants.à 8 àà  à)Ð Øü ЛÌÔ€¼'³¼XX9Ôò òòòà@uu'êàJ€U€D€G€M€E€N€Tóóó óˆÐ ¸Ü ÐÌÓÓÔ€X9X¼¼'³Ôà Ø àà 0 àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€on€appeal€from€theÐ ä ÐChancery€Court€of€Lawrence€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel;€uponÏconsideration€whereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€in€the€decree€of€the€ChancellorÏthere€is€no€reversible€error.Ìà Ø àà 0 àIn€accordance€with€the€opinion€of€the€Court€filed€herein,€it€is,€therefore,Ïordered€and€decreed€by€this€Court€that€the€decree€is€affirmed.€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€Chancery€Court€of€Lawrence€County€for€the€enforcement€of€theÏdecree€and€for€the€collection€of€the€costs€accrued€below.Ìà Ø àà 0 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