JOHN v. BARRON

Nos. 89-1027, 89-1112, 89-1848 and 89-2510.

897 F.2d 1387 (1990)

Harry G. JOHN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Honorable Michael J. BARRON, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Harry G. JOHN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Donald A. GALLAGHER, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Jeffers, Jr., Montrose, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James H. McDermott, Asst. Atty. Gen., Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, Wis., Janice A. Rhodes, Stephen E. Kravit, Kravit, Waisbren & Debruin, Charles D. Clausen, Friebert, Finerty & St. John, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, WOOD, Jr. and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

These are consolidated appeals arising from state court litigation involving the removal of a trustee from a charitable trust.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1946 Harry John established De Rance, Inc. as a foundation to fund various religious, charitable, and educational programs. By 1954 John had turned over to De Rance much of his inheritance, which consisted of a 47% stake in the Miller Brewing Company. Over the years, De Rance contributed...

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