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ESTATE OF DEARING BY DEARING v. Dearing

District Court, S.D. West Virginia

Decided October 22, 1986No. Civ. A. 5:86-0003PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HADEN, Chief Judge.

Pending before the Court is the Defendants’ motion to dismiss all counts of the Plaintiffs’ complaint. The motion has been extensively briefed and the Court now deems the matter to be mature for decision.

I. Background

This case generally presents a sordid example of a family business relationship gone bad. The original business relationship arose between brothers, James A. Dearing, Sr. and Frank A. Dearing, Jr. The Dearing brothers were apparently involved in a number of ventures together. They formed Dearing Brothers, Inc. and Dearing…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Madison River Management Co. v. Business Management Software Corp.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2005
  2. Clark v. MilamDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1994
  3. Kronfeld v. Advest, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
  4. Food Lion, Inc. v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1995
  5. Bradley v. WilliamsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995

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