Good Job, Young Simpson: Attorney W.Z. White Loses Again

Arkansas Judge Susan Weaver transferred property from a trust I was settlor, trustee and beneficiary of, by default. She used the excuse that I could not present evidence or arguments that would apply equally to the trust as to myself. I was named in the suit as a Common Defense Doctrine defendant. I was dismissed with prejudice. At that moment, Judge Weaver was obligated to dismiss the non-appearing trust.

The case began when attorney William Z. White of Heber Springs filed the suit and issued only one summons, the summons on me as an individual (misnaming me, but that is the general gist). Mr. White did not serve the one summons. I learned why later.

I found out about the case when I looked my own name up on Court Connect.

I recommend everyone in Arkansas monitor Court Connect to protect yourself against default judgments granted without service of summons.

You see, that is the devious plan that it appears was hatched by Mr. White and Judge Weaver. They previously were involved with a case filed by Richard Gawenis. There too, a trust was named but not served summons. Judge Weaver revoked the trust and Gawenis was going to grab the property.

But an attorney got involved. He filed a motion to set aside the order in the first case. Then he opened a second case. Judge Weaver presided on that case also.

It seems like Judge Weaver is a tad smarter than Willy White. (That is not a big accomplishment.) With an attorney involved, Judge Weaver made the right call. The trust got its property back and Mr. White’s client lost his rights as a beneficiary because of a no-contest clause.

Mr. White appealed.

He lost on appeal.