664 F. Supp. 2d 519 - LIBONATI v. Ransom’s Empirical Analysis
2009
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1 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005)
Relies on Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · Markham v. Allen · Marshall v. Marshall · Tribull v. Tribull · Figgins v. Cochrane
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“'where the proceedings will either directly or effectively involve a determination of title to personal property ... [t]he Orphans' Courts ... are simply without jurisdiction to consider this type of question.' " Id. (quoting DeFelice , 55 Md. App. at 481 -82 , 462 A.2d 88 ) (alterations in Libonati ). The court reasoned that the claim in federal court was "distinct and separate”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Ransom, and her co-defendants, through fraud and undue influence, transferred funds from Decedent to herself and designated herself the beneficiary of Decedent's transfer on death accounts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“was not legally competent to execute a [w]ill, that the execution of the [w]ill was the product of undue influence and fraud, and that the [w]ill lacked the requisite formalities.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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