Legal Opinion
Evans v. Pearson Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2006No. 04-2229PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, J., joined by Siler, J.,
CLAY, J. (pp. 854 - 857), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
This diversity action concerns claims for breach of trust, shareholder oppression, and common-law fraud and misrepresentation as governed by Michigan law. It also presents an interesting federal question as to the breadth of the “probate exception” to federal jurisdiction. Plaintiff Jane Evans has an interest in three trusts, whose primary assets are voting and nonvoting stock in Ervin Industries, a family-owned corporation. Evans’ family members, who have interests in two of the three trusts, are…
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