NationsBank of Va. v. Friedman

By Judge Charles E. Poston

This cause is, in essence, a fraud suit in which the plaintiffs allege that the defendant, Stephen J. Friedman, has taken possession of property of his late mother, Edna K. Friedman, to the detriment of those persons and entities named in her Last Will and Testament. A brief summary of the facts thus far revealed is warranted.

Edna Friedman had been widowed for two years before her death. She and her late husband, Bernard Friedman, adopted one child, the defendant, Stephen J. Friedman. Edna Friedman and her husband evidently suffered a troubled relationship with their…