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Dean v. Morris, 287 Va. 531, 756 S.E.2d 430

Record No: 131512 (As published by the Virginia Supreme Court) In a suit alleging breach of an alleged oral contract for disposition of the estate of a decedent, the trial court’s finding that an oral contract with sufficiently definite terms existed between a husband and wife was without clear and convincing evidence to support it. The...

Oliver v. Hines, 943 F. Supp. 2d 634 (E.D. Va. 2013) (May 1, 2013)

The child of settlor of inter vivos trust filed action in state court against trustee and beneficiaries of trust to invalidate trust. Defendants removed action on diversity grounds. The Court, sua sponte, considered whether so-called probate exception operated to negate subject matter jurisdiction and require remand. It found that the exception did not apply because...

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