SMEED v. BRECHTEL


567 P.2d 588 (1977)

30 Or.App. 505

In the matter of the Conservatorship of Mary SMEED, a Protected Person. Mary Smeed and Emily Chamberlain, Appellants, v. Elsie BRECHTEL, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Helfrich, Eugene, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief was Sahlstrom & Lombard, Eugene.

Jack A. Billings, Eugene, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Diment, Jagger & Billings, Eugene.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and THORNTON and TANZER, JJ.


SCHWAB, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by a protected person, and her sister with whom she lives, from an order appointing a bank conservator of the protected person's estate. Appellants ask that we hold the evidence does not warrant creation of a conservatorship.

The relevant standard is stated in ORS 126.157:

"Upon petition and after notice and hearing upon objections, if any, as provided in ORS 126.007, the court may appoint a conservator or make...

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