Legal Opinion

Ware v. Ware (In Re Estate of Ware)

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 2018No. 2016–CA–00288–SCT; NO. 2016–CA–01589–SCTPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

RANDOLPH, PRESIDING JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. This case involves a dispute between a mother and son, Carolyn Ware ("Carolyn") and Richard Ware ("Richard"), regarding the distribution of shares of stock of three closely held corporations. The shares were being held by the estate of the deceased husband/father, Frankie Don Ware ("Frankie"). Frankie's will directed that the shares be distributed to a testamentary trust. The bylaws of the corporations (in which Frankie, Carolyn, and Richard were the sole shareholders) required any outstanding shares of stock be offered to the corporations prior…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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Harper v. HarperMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by1 opinion

In The Matter of The Estate of Frankie Don Ware, Deceased: Carolyn Ware, As of The Estate of Don Ware, Deceased; Carolyn Ware, Individually as Shareholder, Director and Officer of Ware Milling, Inc., Chickasaw Farm Services, Inc., Chickasaw Grain Transportation, Inc., and Ware Construction, Inc.; Dana Carol Ware and Angela Ware Mohr, Individually and as Trustees of The Frankie Ware Family Trust and Marital Trust v. Richard Ware, Melisa Ware, Legacy Capital, A Foreign Limited Liability Company, Charles D. "Chip" Porter, Derek Henderson, Receiver of Ware Milling, Inc., Chickasaw Farm Services, Inc., Chickasaw Grain Transportation, Inc., and Ware Construction, Inc. and Richard Don Ware, Individually, As An Officer and Shareholder of Ware Milling, Inc., Chickasaw Grain Transportation, Inc., Chickasaw Farm Services, Inc., and Ware Construction, Inc., as Beneficiary of The Estate of Frankie Don Ware, and as Trustee of Frankie Don Ware Family Trust, and Melisa Ware, Individually, and as Officer and Shareholder v. Carolyn Ware and The Receiver of Ware Milling, Inc., Chickasaw Farm Services, Inc., Chickasaw Grain Transportation, Inc., and Ware Construction, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 2022