Legal Opinion

Wakefield v. Crinnian

District Court, N.D. Alabama

Decided August 29, 2014No. Case Nos. 1:14-CV-0718-VEH, 1:14-CV-0715-VEHPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

VIRGINIA EMERSON HOPKINS, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff William M. Wakefield (“Mr. Wakefield”) initiated this declaratory judgment action in the Circuit Court of Calhoun County, Alabama on March 12, 2014. (Doc. 1-1 at 3).1 Mr. Wakefield sued the following four defendants: Wakefield’s Inc. (the “Family Company”), Susan Wakefield Crinnian (“Ms. Crinnian”), the Susan Wakefield Crinnian Trust (the “Trust”), and John W. Gordon (“Mr. Gordon”). (Doc. 1-1 at 3-4 ¶¶ 2-5).

The lawsuit arises out of a dispute between Ms. Crinnian and Mr. Wakefield about Mr. Wakefield’s alleged…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. v. SheetsSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. University of South Alabama v. American Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  4. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  5. Miriam W. Williams v. Best Buy Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001

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