Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Patterson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 9, 2002No. 02-1384PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBownes, Senior Circuit Judge
Plaintiff-appellant, Joel Patterson (“Joel”), brought common law and statutory claims against his adoptive father, defendant-appellee, Richard Patterson (“Richard”), for breach of fiduciary duty. Joel based his claims on Richard’s alleged misappropriation of insurance proceeds following the death of Joel’s mother, Penney Patterson (“Penney”). The district court granted the defendant’s' motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the doctrine of res judicata precludes the plaintiffs claims. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
In reviewing a district court’s grant of summary judgment, “we must…
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