Legal Opinion
Von Bulow by Auersperg v. Von Bulow
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 1, 1986No. 85 Civ. 553 (JMW)PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALKER, District Judge:
I. Introduction
Defendant Claus von Bulow moves pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 9(b), 12(b)(1), (6), and (7), and 19(b) for dismissal of this action. For the reasons stated below, the Court denies the motion in its entirety with one exception.
This action is brought by the two children of Martha von Bulow’s earlier marriage suing on her behalf as her “next friends.” They allege that defendant devised a scheme to murder their mother, a woman of substantial wealth, and twice attempted to carry out his plan through the surreptitious injection of drugs. His aim, they contend,…
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3Cited by60 opinions
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