Legal Opinion
Shoen v. Shoen
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 2012No. 11CA2553PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge FOX.
{1 Plaintiff, Mark V. Shoen, appeals the judgment entered in favor of defendant, Dr. Sam Shoen, following a jury trial on Mark's defamation claims. We affirm.
I. Background
12 L.S. Shoen, the founder of U-Haul International, Inc., had twelve children, including Sam and Mark. L.S. distributed shares of U-Haul stock to each of his children.
13 In the mid-1970s, a rivalry over U-Haul's management began among L.S.'s four eldest sons-Sam, Mark, Joe, and Michael. The Shoen family split into two factions, with L.S. and Sam in the group known as the "outsiders," and Mark and Joe in…
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