Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Ferguson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2012No. 11-3395PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
John Kennedy sued attorney Gibbs Ferguson in federal district court asserting diversity jurisdiction and alleging malpractice and constructive fraud related to Ferguson’s handling of Kennedy’s father’s estate. The district court 1 found the matter not yet ripe because the estate was still open, no final distribution of the estate had yet taken place, and Kennedy could still assert his rights in probate. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Ferguson drafted a will that Kennedy’s father, Eugene, executed in 2000. Ferguson retained the original copy of the 2000…
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