Legal Opinion
Christopher P. Sianis v. Mary S. Jensen Bradford K. Jensen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2002No. 01-2898PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Chief Judge.
Christopher P. Sianis brings this diversity action against his sister and her husband, Mary and Bradford Jensen, alleging that the Jensens fraudulently induced his mother, the late Mrs. Mary K. Sianis, into executing a last will and testament, as well as a trust instrument establishing the “Mary K. Sianis Revocable Trust” (Trust). The district court ruled sua sponte that Mr. Sianis’s claims are barred by the doctrine of res judicata based upon an earlier Nebraska probate court order admitting Mrs. Sianis’s will to informal probate. Mr. Sianis argues that the district court…
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