Sara Louise Hickey Boyd and James Hickey, Cross-Appellees v. Elaine Lamaster, Cross-Appellant

DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment for the defendant in a diversity action brought to recover trust assets allegedly transferred to the defendant improperly.

The plaintiffs’ mother had a life interest in the trust, and the plaintiffs had the remainder interest. The mother served as co-trustee with her daughter, Sara Boyd, who is one of the plaintiffs. Sara Boyd and her brother, who is the other plaintiff, alleged in their complaint that shares of stock belonging to the trust had been put in their mother’s name individually, and that shortly before…