Boucek v. Boucek

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

This trust and estate case began with family intrigue, betrayal, and revenge.

The plaintiff is John D. Boucek; the defendants are his brother and sister, Richard Boucek and Diana Peck. John filed this suit in 2006 against his mother, Bernice Boucek, both individually and in her capacity as trustee for two trusts. Bernice has since died, and Richard and Diana have stepped into her shoes in their capacities as executors for her estate and as successor cotrustees of a 2004 trust.

The district court judge granted summary judgment to Richard and…