The parties brought urgent cross-motions in an intra-family dispute involving a family company and the estate of a deceased family member.
The court noted that proceedings involving the estate were subject to a mandatory stay under Rule 9.03 of the Rules of Civil Procedure because the deceased died intestate and no estate trustee had been appointed.
The court adjourned the motions to a later date to consider the appointment of a Litigation Trustee for the estate, while noting the parties' agreement to mediate the underlying disputes in the interim.
