United States Eighth Circuit

A Minnesota wrongful death trustee is a representative of a decedent's surviving spouse, next of kin, and certain enumerated creditors, but not a representative of a decedent's estate, and thus, the wrongful death trustee's own state of citizenship controls for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2006
• Published 01/30/2006

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Eric J. Magnuson, Minneapolis, MN.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Paul Barry Klaas, Minneapolis, MN.