Legal Opinion
In Re Jumper
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 10, 2009No. 08-PR-1006, 08-PR-995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OBERLY, Associate Judge:
Sally Jumper is dead, but a dispute arising out of the handling of her assets lives on. We must decide whether the trial court abused its discretion by sanctioning Allen Anderson, a friend of Ms. Jumper’s, and William Rogers, Mr. Anderson’s attorney, for the manner in which the pair conducted litigation over Ms. Jumper’s assets. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part the order awarding sanctions.
I. Facts and Procedural History
A. Background: Sally Jumper, Allen Anderson, and Jan Verfurth.
Sally Jumper led an interesting life. Born in Detroit, Michigan, in the…
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