MATTER OF ESTATE OF MORRIS

Nos. 20858-0-II, 20768-1-II.

949 P.2d 401 (1998)

89 Wash.App. 431

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Alice H. MORRIS, Deceased. In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Howard V. MORRIS, Deceased. KEY TRUST COMPANY OF THE NORTHWEST, Personal Representative, Appellant, v. Elizabeth A. MORRIS (Estate of), Henry R. Leipham, Olive M. Barnes, Jay E. Leipham, David A. Leipham, Bonnie G. Acuff and Albert E. Liepham, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

January 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome L. Buzzard, Buzzard, Darkenwald & Allen, Olympia, for Respondents.

Ronald Anthony Roberts, Amy Christine Lewis, Eisenhower & Carlson, Tacoma, for Appellant.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

The heirs of the Morris estates sued the Personal Representative of the estates (Key Trust) in King County, alleging negligence and breach of fiduciary duties in managing estate assets. Key Trust successfully defended its actions at both the trial and appellate levels. Key Trust did not request its attorney fees in the King County action, but later brought a petition before the Thurston County Superior Court supervising the probate. The Thurston...

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