Walsh v. Centeio

692 F.2d 1239 Kaikilani Robinson WALSH, Susanna Boekenoogen, and Aileen Kragness, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mildred T. CENTEIO, Herman G.P. Lemke, Chinn Ho, and Capital Investment of Hawaii, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 81-4123. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 9, 1982. Decided Nov. 2, 1982. William F. Quinn, Goodsill, Anderson & Quinn, Honolulu, Hawaii, for plaintiffs-appellants. Frank D. Gibson, Jr., Rosemary T. Fazio, Honolulu, Hawaii, argued, for defendants-appellees; D. Scott MacKinnon, John Jubinsky, Honolulu, Hawaii, on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii. Before MERRILL, GOODWIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of this action for nonjoinder of indispensable parties under Fed.R.Civ.P. 19(b). 1 Plaintiffs, residents of Oregon, are three of five beneficiaries under five inter vivos and five testamentary trusts. Two Hawaii residents are beneficiaries of the remaining two inter vivos and two testamentary trusts. Defendants Centeio, Lemke, and Ho, also residents of Hawaii, are trustees of all ten trusts. Defendant…