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MATTER OF DRISCOLL

No. 4688; CA 11211.

588 P.2d 49 (1978)

37 Or.App. 529

In the matter of the Conservatorship of John F. Driscoll, an Incapacitated Person. Gordon Driscoll, Arthur D. Rotter, and John F. Driscoll, Respondents, v. MARGARET M. JEWELL, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided December 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George G. VanNatta and VanNatta & Petersen, St. Helens, filed the brief, for appellant.

Robert A. Lucas, P.C., and Lucas & Petersen, St. Helens, filed the brief, for respondents.

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

THORNTON, Judge.

The primary issue in this case is the extent of the authority of the court to remove a conservator of an incompetent person. ORS 126.267 provides:

"The court may remove a conservator for cause, upon notice and hearing, or accept the resignation of a conservator. After his death, resignation or removal, the court may appoint another conservator. A conservator so appointed succeeds to the title and powers of his predecessor."

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