Herman Ex Rel. Herman v. Herman

KIDWELL, Justice.

Matthew Herman (Matthew) brought an action against his mother, Althea Herman (Althea), to compel her to account for federal employee death benefits paid to her for the benefit and support of Matthew. The district court granted Althea’s motion for summary judgment, finding that no resulting trust arose to support an order for an accounting. We affirm the district court’s grant of Althea’s motion for summary judgment.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Matthew Herman, born in 1981, is the son of Clifford and Althea Herman. Clifford died in 1992 in a work-related…