Legal Opinion
Lucas v. Lucas
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1991No. Nos. 90-1287, 90-1287PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Oppenheimer & Company, Inc., and Wilder George Lucas appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of Ruth Houck Lucas, individually and as assignee of the claims of the estate of her husband, Wilder Lucas. Ruth Lucas brought this diversity action against Oppenheimer & Company, Inc., and her son Wilder George Lucas for the conversion of securities from her husband’s estate. On appeal, both Oppenheimer and Wilder George Lucas make essentially the same arguments: (1) that Ruth Lucas lacked standing to bring this action, (2) that she failed to make a…
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