DE PRINS v. MICHAELES TRUSTEE OF DONALD BELANGER

Nos. 18-2191, 19-1095.

942 F.3d 521 (2019)

Harry DE PRINS, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Michael J. MICHAELES, TRUSTEE OF the DONALD BELANGER IRREVOCABLE TRUST DATED OCTOBER 28, 2008; Donald Belanger Irrevocable Trust Dated October 28, 2008, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 15, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Rossi , with whom Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP was on brief, for appellants.

J. Mark Dickison , with whom Ryan A. Ciporkin , Laura S. Sawyer , and Lawson & Weitzen, LLP, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Torruella, Lynch, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.


This is an important case about Massachusetts trust law which we think is better answered by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). Accordingly, we certify to the SJC under its Rule 1:03 an unresolved question under both state common law and state statutes concerning whether a judgment creditor of the settlor's estate...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases