United States Eighth Circuit

In a dispute concerning the sale of partnership interests in the Mall of America, the evidence shows that defendants breached their duties as fiduciaries by usurping the sale, and the case is remanded with directions to impose a constructive trust in favor of plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/21/2005
• Published 04/21/2005

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, HEANEY, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael C. McCarthy, argued, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Thomas S. Fraser, James E. Dorsey, Gregory E. Karpenko, David F. Herr, Wayne S. Moskowitz, and Haley Schaffer, on the brief), for appellants Minntertainment, Mall of America, Si-Minn, Si-Minn Developers, Melvin Simon Assoc., Herbert Simon, Melvin Simon., Andrew L. Frey, New York, New York (Lawrence J. Field, John M. Sheran, Richard L. Posen, Tariq Mundiya, Sarah E. Josephson, David F. Herr, Wayne S. Mosskowitz, Michael C. McCarthy, and Haley Schaffer, on the brief), for appellants Property Group, MOA Entertainment, MOA Land Holdings, MOAC Mall Holdings, Minntertainment Co., Mall of America, MOAC Limited, Simon MOA Mgmt., MS Mgmt. Assoc., Simon Property Group, David Simon, and Randolph Foxworthy.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roger J. Magnuson of Minneapolis, Minnesota (Creighton R. Magid, Mitchell W. Granberg, Todd R. Trumpold, Walter Dellinger, Pamela Harris, and Toby J. Heytens, on the brief), for appellee.