Gruenewald v. Scott
Family quarrels are bitter things. They dont go according to any rules. (Fitzgerald, Babylon Revisited (Feb. 21, 1931) Saturday Evening Post,
. . . until the family members go to court. And then rules will be applied, whether they like the results or not. This is, at bottom, a quarrel among three adult siblings over their deceased fathers estate. The siblings have entered into a series of agreements in the hope of resolving their disputes, but those agreements have merely given rise to new disputes. One of the siblings, Nancy Gruenewald, is the plaintiff in this action, along with her son, Layne Gruenewald. The other two siblings Joyce Hartman and John Osborne are defendants. Also named as defendants are the fathers corporation, Osborne Tank & Supply, Inc. (the Corporation), and the current trustee of his trust, Melodie Z. Scott.
The trial court sustained demurrers, without leave to amend, to some of the Gruenewalds claims. It granted summary judgment against the Gruenewalds with respect to others. Finally, the Gruenewalds remaining claims were heard by a jury, which rejected them all.
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